Manipur Government aims to resettle more than 10,000 Internally Displaced Persons families by March 31.
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IMPHAL — Manipur Government aims to resettle more than 10,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) families consisting of more than 40,000 persons by March 31, officials said.
Informing this in a press release on Thursday, Chief Secretary Dr. Puneet Kumar Goel said that the government remains committed to ensure timely and safe rehabilitation of all displaced persons at the earliest.
Stating that the state government, from time to time, has been apprising the people of Manipur regarding the progress of resettlement of IDPs in the state, the chief secretary said that the government has so far released about INR 124 crore for resettlement of IDPs at various locations.
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“As on today, 2026 about 3,700 families consisting of about 16,500 IDPs have been successfully resettled,” the release added.
In December last year, the Manipur government informed that about 10,000 IDPs from 2,200 families had been resettled in the state.
To further this momentum, approximately 7,000 houses have been sanctioned under the Special PMAY-G (Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin) for the reconstruction of fully-damaged houses and these units are currently in various stages of completion, the release stated.
It may be mentioned that Manipur has been grappling with unrest since May 3, 2023, resulting in over 260 deaths and displacing more than 50,000 people.
Since then most of the displaced persons and families are taking shelter at different relief camps across the state while some of them are staying outside the state.
A state-level committee, headed by the chief secretary and comprising the commissioner (Home), DGP, and other senior officials, was been formed to oversee the rehabilitation process.
“The primary aim of the government is to gradually and securely rehabilitate IDPs, restore stable living conditions, and enable resumption of livelihoods, education and normal community life,” the release added.