Nagaland’s Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton stated that Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN) will help to safeguard Nagaland from outsiders, reports The Hindu on July 29. He stated that consultations were being made with civil groups as well as National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM).
Nagaland Government on July 27 constituted a commission to frame the modalities of creating RIIN, reports The Hindu. According to Government RIIN, a register of all the indigenous inhabitants of the State, is required to prevent issuance of indigenous inhabitant certificates to ineligible persons. Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio stated that RIIN would provide protection to genuine citizens who are permanent settlers of Nagaland and non-Nagas will not be harassed during preparation of the list of indigenous citizens.