Manipur CM lays foundation stone for various projects lay

Our Correspondent
Imphal, Dec. 28 (EMN): Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Friday lay foundation stones for various projects apart from inaugurating boys and girls hostel at Lilong Haoreibi College in Thoubal district.  

The chief minister also opened skill development training for ITI at Lilong and laid the foundation stones for Atoukhong Mini Dam, 100-bedded hostel at Residential School and up-gradation of Residential School.

Speaking on the occasion, he declared that inauguration and foundation stones laying of different projects at Lilong were the beginning of various other developmental works to be executed in other Meitei Pangal dominated areas of the state.

Clarifying the complaints from some sections of Muslim population alleging the deduction of quota in the declaration of results for Manipur Police Constable (Male 2013 batch), he said that Muslim candidates were never discriminated in the in the recent declared result. He also clarified that the total vacant seat of the recruitment examination should be counted as 1526 and as such, 4% of 1526 is 61 seats for Meitei Pangal.

Announcing that the state government would take up various developmental works and welfare schemes worth INR 112 crore in Lilong constituency alone, he said that 2203 houses would be constructed under PMAY apart from issuing health cards under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (Ayushman Bharat) to 465 families.

He also informed that the Primary Health Centre at Lilong would be upgraded to the status of Sub-Divisional Health Centre and Sadbhavna Mandap would be constructed for the convenience of people soon.

Works Minister Th Biswajit, Revenue minister K Shyam, Education Minister Th Radheshyam also spoke on the occasion.