14-07-2025
Manipur Guv reviews conditions of internally displaced persons in relief camps
Guwahati:
Manipur governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla
took a comprehensive review meeting of the
Internally Displaced Persons
(IDPs) residing in various relief camps in the State.
In a presentation held on Monday at the conference hall of Raj Bhavan, Imphal, Governor along with Chief Secretary, DC Imphal West and senior officials, discussed various initiatives and activities being taken up for the IDP by the State administration.
During the presentation, the Governor was briefed about the management of IDPs by using a dedicated IDPs portal. The discussions highlighted the government's commitment for enhancing coordination and delivering public services effectively.
Early this month Manipur
Chief Secretary Prashant Kumar Singh
said that the government is working towards resettling all Internally
Displaced Persons
by December 2025—either in their original homes or in government-constructed temporary housing. All the camps will be closed by December.
The Chief Secretary had 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, ' 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.'
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.'
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.
