Arunachal Pradesh Limits Weekly Markets to Saturdays to Curb Unauthorized Immigration

New Regulations for Weekly Markets in Arunachal Pradesh

Itanagar, Mar 8: The government of Arunachal Pradesh has announced that weekly markets in the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) and Papum Pare district will now operate exclusively on Saturdays.

This decision was made following a high-level meeting led by the state's Home Minister, which aimed to address concerns from various organizations, including the Arunachal Pradesh Indigenous Youth Organisation and the All Naharlagun Youth Organisation.

The primary goal of this initiative is to prevent unauthorized immigration and reduce revenue losses for the state.

According to the order, the presence of weekly markets on multiple days has led to an influx of non-local vendors, raising the risk of unauthorized immigrants entering the area and causing significant financial losses to the state government.

While Saturdays have been designated for the ICR and Papum Pare, deputy commissioners in other districts have been given the authority to select one specific day for market operations in their areas.

The directive emphasizes that weekly markets must be limited to once a week.

Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police throughout the state are tasked with ensuring the prompt implementation of this order and must report back to the Home Department on their actions.

This regulation follows requests from indigenous youth organizations that raised security concerns regarding the uncontrolled growth of weekly markets across the state.