Yumnam Khemchand Singh reviews law and order, directs security for infrastructure projects and discusses vulnerable areas at a security coordination meeting.
IMPHAL — Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Thursday chaired a security coordination meeting at the Cabinet Hall of the Chief Minister’s Secretariat to review the prevailing law and order situation in the state.
The meeting was attended by Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam, Security Advisor Kuldiep Singh, Chief Secretary Rajeev Singh Thakur, DGP Mukesh Singh and Commissioner (Home) N Ashok Kumar.
Inspector Generals of Assam Rifles, Major Gen Gaurav Sharma (South) and Major Gen Inderjit Singh Bhinder (East), Inspector General (CRPF) Homkar Amol Vinukant, Special Secretary (Home) A Subhash Singh and other officials also participated in the meeting.
According to the chief minister, the authorities of the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) and contractors are preparing to intensify infrastructure development work over the next six months, with the working season approaching.
Khemchand stressed that the government would provide necessary security support to expedite the work, if required. Security agencies were instructed to ensure that ongoing infrastructure development projects are not hindered and that adequate security is provided.
Sharing photographs of the meeting on X, the chief minister stated that stringent measures to maintain law and order were discussed. The meeting also deliberated on identifying new vulnerable areas and deploying security personnel in such areas, if necessary, in the larger interest of the people.
Earlier in the day, Khemchand distributed subsidies to 2,835 eligible beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme in his native Singjamei constituency in Imphal, in connection with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday.
Under the scheme, the Area Level Federation had received financial assistance, following which INR 5,000 was provided as the first instalment to each self-help group (SHG) member engaged in food-processing activities. The SHGs had applied