Government of Sikkim TOURISM DEPARTMENT TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRES SIKKIM HOUSE, NEW DELHI/4/1, MIDDLETON STREET KOLKATA/SNT COMPLEX PRADHAN NAGAR, SILIGURI/MELLI, SOUTH SIKKIM (OLD MAIN BELLUEUVE HERITAGE HOTEL, CHOWRASHTA DARJEELING/RANGPO, EAST SIKKIM
INNER LINE PERMIT/RESTRICTED AREA PERMIT
Help and assistance Telephone Nos. 03592-202825/204408/221634 Permit nO. GOS/Tourism/RAP/……………….TD…………………../Date…………………....... Under the Foreigners’ (Restricted Areas) Order, 1963. Name
Nationality
Passport No./Date
Arrived from……………………………. Is are/hereby permitted to enter the following Restricted Areas in Sikkim via Rangpo/Melli route and visit the place (s) for the purpose of tourism from …………………. To ……………. (Mention Date). East: West: South: North:
Gangtok, Rumtek, Pakyong, Barapathing, Rongli, Rhenock, Aritar and Rorathang Gyalshing, Soreng, Pemayantse, Khecheopalri, Tashiding and Yuksom Namchi and Ravangla Phodong, Mangan and Singhik upto Toong
He/She/They shall, while residing in the said area, comply with the * Conditions specified below. Mr./Mrs./Miss ……………………………………….. shall not remain in the said area after 30 days i.e. from ……………… to ………………… (mention dates) unless he/she/they/has/have obtained the prior permission of the Issuing Authority. Application for any extensions of the period of this permit must be made at least 2 days before its expiry. Total period of stay will nor exceed 60 (Sixty) days. Place:……………….. Date:……………….. *CONDITIONS:-
1. The permit holder/holders shall not go beyond the restricted areas. 2. Entry/Exit Registration at all check posts is essential.
Signature of Authorized Oficer of Tourism Department Government of Sikkim (with official stamp) Copy to:1. The SP ( Special Branch) Sikkim Police, Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok 2. The Officer-in-Charge, Police Check Post, Rangpo, East Sikkim 3. The Officer-in-Charge, Police Check Post, Melli, South Sikkim 4. The Officer-in-Charge, Police Check Post, Naya Baazar, West Sikkim 5. Record Copy. Note: Please see overleaf for detail information and guidelines
1. The Inner Line Permit can be obtained free of cost from all Foreigner’s Registration Offices. All Indian Mission abroad, Immigration Officers at Airport at Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and New Delhi, Inspector General of Police Office , Sikkim Assistant Directors, Sikkim Tourism Office, Sikkim House New Delhi/Kolkata/Siliguri/Rangpo/Melli and Darjeeling, Deputy Secretary/Under Secretary, Government of West Bengal, Kolkata and Deputy Commissioner, Darjeeling, West Bengal. 2. The Protected Area Permit to foreign tourists in group of two or above can be abstained through the recognized Travel Agents of Sikkim registered with Tourism Department, Government of Sikkim in accordance to Sikkim Registration of Tourist Trade Rules, 2008 for the places as notified vide circular no. 248, dated: 26/09/1998 read with Notification no. 16/Home/2006, dated: 25.02.2006 and as amended from time to time.
3. Extension of Inner Line Permit beyond 30 days can be obtained from the Foreigner’s Registration Office at Gangtok and Superintendent of Police at Namchi, South, Mangan, North, and Gyalshing, West for further period of 30 days. 4. The Trekking permit/Restricted area permit for trekking in the Protected Areas in Sikkim can be obtained from the Asistant Director, Sikkim Tourism Office, New Delhi and Gangtok free of cost subject to the condition laid down at Para-2 above and physical fitness to be certified by Competent Central/State Government Medical Doctors. NOTE: TREKKER (S) BEYOND THE AGE OF 65 YEARS SHOULD BE DISCOURAGED.