Mizoram is set to begin biometric enrollment of more than 32,000 Myanmar refugees currently taking shelter across the state, a senior official announced on Wednesday. The move is aimed at identifying the refugees and is not linked to any deportation process, authorities clarified. State Additional Home Secretary Andrew H. Vanlaldika said the collection of biometric and demographic data will take place across all eleven districts within this month.
District administrations have already conducted training sessions, and necessary equipment like computers and webcams will be provided for the enrollment process. “The biometric enrollment of the Myanmar refugees will begin this month, depending on the convenience of district administrations,” Vanlaldika told PTI.
“We have held training for officials for this purpose. The enrollment will be done online,” he added. Vanlaldika emphasised that the initiative is purely for identification purposes. “The biometric enrollment is specifically meant for the identification of Myanmar refugees and does not connote deportation to their country,” he stressed.
