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Can I buy land in Arunachal Pradesh?

Total Ban on Outsiders

No, outsiders cannot buy land in Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh has a ban on outsider land ownership.

Customary tribal law and Sixth Schedule protections, combined with the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR), 1873, restrict ownership to indigenous Arunachali residents.

Entry to the state requires an Inner Line Permit (ILP)
All categories of land are restricted for outsiders
Agricultural landResidential landCommercial landForest landGrazing landGovernment-allotted land
All forms of land transfer to non-indigenous persons are prohibited
SalePurchaseGiftExchangeMortgageLong-term lease
28districts,
All districts are under complete outsider ban

No permission mechanism exists for outsiders to purchase land in Arunachal Pradesh.

Acquiring land as an outsider may trigger
  • FIR under relevant state land laws
  • Imprisonment, typically 1–3 years
  • Confiscation of property and financial penalties
  • Repeat violators face deportation and restricted re-entry, tracked under the new digital ILP system
Entering the state without a valid Inner Line Permit
  • Fine up to ₹1,000
  • Criminal liability under BEFR, 1873
  • Deportation and state re-entry ban
What outsiders can do
  • Rent residential or commercial space from Arunachali landowners. Monthly or annual rental agreements are common, especially in Itanagar.
  • Enter into lease agreements with local landowners for residential or commercial use. Technically possible but actively discouraged; requires case-by-case State Government approval.
  • Enter business joint ventures where the Arunachali partner holds the land and the outsider provides capital, expertise, or operational management.
Disclaimer · benami arrangements are a criminal offence
  • Buying land in another person's name to circumvent state-origin, residency, occupation or tribal-area restrictions is a benami arrangement, prohibited under the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 (as amended in 2016).
  • Penalty: 1 to 7 years rigorous imprisonment plus a fine of up to 25% of the property's fair-market value.
  • The property can be confiscated by the Government of India and the deed cancelled.
  • Power-of-attorney workarounds, ownership-mimic 99-year leases, and shell-company structures are not recognised — do not attempt them.

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