Aizawl, Oct 8
Mizoram authorities have so far collected biometric details of around 39 per cent of the nearly 31,300 Myanmar refugees taking shelter in the state after fleeing their country following the military coup in February 2021.
An official of the Mizoram Home Department said that biometric data of around 12,170 refugees from Myanmar have been collected so far.
"Serchhip district administration in central Mizoram first launched the biometric enrolment drive for the refugees on July 30 and subsequently other districts initiated the biometric enrolment process," the official said.
Following the advice of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the biometric enrolment process has been underway through the 'Foreigners Identification Portal and Biometric Enrolment'.