Process to implement Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act is on, says CM Sangma
The Meghalaya Residents’ Safety and Security Act (MRSSA) was enacted on September 27, 2016, and its amended version of 2019 seeks to address the issue of influx by making visitors go through a set protocol to establish their identity at facilitation centres set up at entry points of the state.
SHILLONG:
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday said that the process to implement the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act (MRSSA) has already begun in the state.
Informing that the first presentation on the online registration system of MRSSA was presented to him three weeks back, Sangma said that efforts to streamline the system and make it more user-friendly are afoot.
The CM also informed that once the whole process is complete, the government is considering taking two to three localities on a pilot project in a month or two.
"Soon we would be able to start a database and make it online at the earliest. Task Forces have been constituted in all districts and entry points have already been set up at Umling in Ri Bhoi and Mendipathar in North Garo Hills, while construction is underway in Ratacherra, East Jaintia Hills and Bajengdoba in North Garo Hills as well. We are committed," he said.
"These are all indications that the MRSSA is being implemented and after close coordination with the district administrations, we were informed that there are certain localities that have started implementing the MRSSA and creating their own software to keep a record," Sangma said, adding that going forward, the National Informatics Centre is preparing a centralised database for this.
On the status of the MRSS (Amendment) Bill, the CM said that the discussion with the Governor and the Centre is ongoing but, "we strongly feel that while the discussion of the Bill is going on, it is important (to note) that there is already an existing Act and its provisions must be implemented."
The Meghalaya Residents’ Safety and Security Act (MRSSA) was enacted on September 27, 2016, and its amended version of 2019 seeks to address the issue of influx by making visitors go through a set protocol to establish their identity at facilitation centres set up at entry points of the state.
