The Mizo Zirlai Pawl sought stricter Inner Line Permit checks at entry points and action to protect Mizoram's boundaries in resolutions adopted at its general assembly in Darlawn, Aizawl district. General secretary Lalhmingsanga Chhangte outlined the decisions after the September 24, 2026 meeting, Northeast Now reported. The organisation also requested investigations into businesses allegedly operated by outsiders using Mizo names as fronts.
The assembly's education demands included transport for college students and additional centres for CUET, NEET and other national competitive examinations. It sought the inclusion of different Mizo groups' history in school textbooks, attention to the use of Mizo in teaching material and more drug-awareness programmes. Another resolution asked for a study of how the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project would affect Mizoram and its people.
Earlier reporting from Sairang railway station illustrates the permit work already taking place at a major entry point. Akashvani Aizawl's January 11, 2026 bulletin, citing the station's ILP counter, recorded 23,001 permits issued there since trains began arriving on September 13, 2025. Of these, 20,914 had been issued by December 31 and another 2,087 during January 1-11. Those are historical counter figures, not a count of all people entering Mizoram.
The same bulletin reported that counter staff were issuing roughly 160-170 permits a day and that the mix of applicants had changed. Tourists had accounted for more permits during the initial October-November period, while workers and medical representatives were more prominent by January. Most applicants came from Assam, followed by West Bengal, particularly Kolkata. Staff also noted that some arriving passengers already obtained permits online. The account records both station-counter activity and the separate online route used by travellers.
