Manipur: Govt working on resettling internally displaced persons by December
Prashant Kumar Singh
said that the government is working towards resettling all
Internally Displaced Persons
(IDPs) by December 2025—either in their original homes or in government-constructed temporary housing. All the camps will be closed by December.
Speaking to the media in Imphal, the Chief Secretary stated the relocation will take place in three phases—July, October, and December. 'First is those who want to immediately go back by July and a good number have started going back. The IDPs number was 62,000 in the beginning, now it is 57,000.'
He said, ' On Thursday I took stock of Churachandpur and Kangpokpi and people have started going back. The first round will go back by July, second by October and third by December. There are around 8000 houses which were completely destroyed and for this government will provide around Rs 1.3 lakh plus 1.73 lakhs so that they can rebuild their houses.'
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He added that second is around 7000 houses which were abandoned however not destroyed but dilapidated in two years. Some kind of money help will be extended to them. Around 8000 people who have come from Moreh, Kangpokpi will be allowed to stay in the prefabricated houses, we are building over a thousand more prefabricated houses. All the camps will be closed by December.'
He said that things are improving. 'Except one or two incidents' things are improving, farming is also going on. Both sides are farming together, which is a good sign, even sharing water.
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Addressing widespread speculation about a possible visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the state in the first or second week of July, the Chief Secretary clarified that there is the expectation, but state government has not received any official communication regarding such a visit.
In Manipur, at least 258 people have been killed and over a thousand people injured in the ethnic violence between the tribal Kuki-Zo and the non-tribal Meitei people since May 3, 2023.
The ethnic violence between the non-tribals Meiteis and tribal Kuki-Zo broke out in the northeastern state on May 3, 2023, after a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the hill districts to protest the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.
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