Mizoram collects biometric data of over 13,000 Myanmar refugees sheltering in the state

Guwahati: In Mizoram authorities 43.53 per cent have collected Biometric details of the nearly 31,300 Myanmar refugees taking shelter in the state.

A senior official of the Mizoram Home Department said that biometric data of around 13,620 of the totals of 31,300 refugees from Myanmar have been collected so far across various districts.

According to the official, on the advice of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the biometric enrolment process has been underway through the Foreigners Identification Portal and Biometric Enrolment (FIP&BE) system.

Around 3,000 migrants from the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of southeastern Bangladesh have taken shelter in three districts of Mizoram over the past two years.

Along with biometric data, the enrolment process also includes the collection of biographical details such as names, addresses, parents’ names, and any employment history, both in Myanmar and in Mizoram.

Following the military coup in Myanmar in February 2021, refugees began entering Mizoram in search of shelter. Their numbers have now risen to around 31,300.