Govt adopts muti-pronged approach to check infiltration of illegal migrants

The government has adopted a multi-pronged approach to ensure effective surveillance and domination of international borders to check infiltration of illegal migrants.

In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy said, physical infrastructure like border fencing, floodlighting, construction of border roads and establishment of



border outposts has been created.

He said the Home Ministry has issued instructions to States and Union Territories advising them to ensure that no Aadhaar card is issued to illegal migrants. Mr Reddy said state governments have further been advised to cancel other state-level identification documents fraudulently obtained by illegal migrants.