Goa, Oct. 15 -- Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma stated today that the influx of approximately 40,000 displaced individuals from neighbouring regions-including Myanmar, Manipur, and Bangladesh-has created significant financial and logistical challenges for the state administration.

Addressing reporters, Lalduhoma clarified that because India is not a signatory to the 1951 UN Refugee Protocol, the state officially classifies these individuals as "displaced persons" rather than refugees. He emphasized that despite budget constraints, the government remains committed to supporting them on humanitarian grounds.

The state government has implemented a biometric identification system to register the incoming population and maintain structural ...