Govt reconstitutes committee to identify foreign nationals illegally staying in J&K since Jan 2011

Srinagar, July 10: Government of Jammu and Kashmir re-constituted committee under the Chairmanship of Administrative Secretary, Home Department to identify foreign nationals illegally overstaying in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir since January 1^st, 2011.

“In supersession to the Government Order No. 494-Home of 2023 dated 13.10.2023, sanction is hereby accorded to the re-constitution of the Committee with the following composition to identify foreign nationals illegally overstaying in the UT of J&K, since 01.01.2011,” an order copy reads.

Foreigners Regional Registration Officer, (FRRO) BOI, Amritsar, Punjab; Senior Superintendent of Police, CID, Special Branch, Jammu; Senior Superintendent of Police, CID, Special Branch, Srinagar; Senior Superintendent of Police, CID, Headquarters, J&K; All District SSsP/SsP (FRO); State Coordinators, IVFRT, NIC, J&K will be its members, the order reads.

It further said that Senior Superintendent of Police, CID Headquarters, J&K shall also act as Nodal Officer on the subject and; compile and prepare monthly report of missing/illegally staying foreign nationals in the UT of J&K and submit report by 5^th day of every month to the Home Department.

The officer has been directed to coordinate and follow up activities between FRRO and FROs regarding tracking and deporting of foreign nationals staying illegally in the UT of J&K. Further he has to monitor the progress achieved on the issues on the subject, in consideration, from time to time, and report to Home Department on regular basis on these issues after compiling from FROs.

The SSP CID headquarters has been asked to disseminate, communicate and circulate information between FRRO & FROs pertaining to the various cases sub-judice on the subject in different courts and regularly monitor, update and inform status of these cases to the concerned quarters.

Further the Nodal Officer shall also monitor capturing the biographic and biometric details of illegal migrants and report the progress achieved to the Home Department after compiling from FROs and maintain up to date record digitally on regular basis, of those illegally staying in the UT of J&K.