Archive · 31 Jul 2025
Mizoram Begins Biometric Enrolment of Refugees
Mizoram is collecting information from over 34,000 refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
This means taking their fingerprints and other details.
The government is doing this in different areas, like Serchhip, Lunglei, and Champhai.
The goal is simply to identify them, not to send them away.
Most of the refugees are from Myanmar, and some are from Bangladesh.
The enrollment started on Wednesday and Thursday and is scheduled to be completed by September 22.
This process helps keep track of who is staying in the state.
Biometric enrolment of over 34,000 Myanmar and Bangladeshi refugees in Mizoram is underway.
Serchhip and Lunglei districts began the enrolment on Wednesday, Champhai on Thursday.
The enrolment is for identification and not deportation purposes.
Serchhip hosts 647 Myanmarese and 266 Bangladeshi refugees.
Champhai district hosts the most refugees at 13,586.
- Who
- Over 34,000 refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
- What
- Biometric enrolment of Myanmar and Bangladeshi refugees.
- When
- Started Wednesday and Thursday, scheduled to complete by September 22.
- Where
- Mizoram, specifically Serchhip, Lunglei, and Champhai districts.
- Why
- For identification purposes.
Refugee Concerns
Government Assurance
Deportation Fears
Refugee Concerns
Refugees may worry about potential deportation.
Government Assurance
Government has clarified enrollment is solely for identification.
- Total Refugees Enrolled
- Over 34,000
- Myanmar Refugees in Serchhip
- 647
- Bangladeshi Refugees in Serchhip
- 266
- Myanmar Refugees in Mizoram
- Over 32,000
- Bangladeshi Nationals in Mizoram
- Over 2,000
- Champhai Refugee Count
- 13,586
- Enrolment Purpose
- Identification