Centre relaxes Protected Area Permit (PAP) Regime in Nagaland

Key facts

• Ministry of Home Affairs relaxed the Protected Area Permit (PAP) regime in Nagaland.
• The relaxation aims to promote tourism, improve ease of movement and strengthen integration with the rest of the country during the Hornbill Festival.
• Nagaland government requested lifting of the PAP regime.
• Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to relax the PAP regime.