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Blockades choke Manipur's economy
Nagaland Post | Agencies | Imphal, Feb 20
A total of 623 blockades and 15 years on, the direct effects of the intermittent glitches in day-to-day functioning have had a palpable impact on the prices of commodities and poll budgets of political parties. The biggest hit, however, has been taken by the state’s banking sector.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious Jan-Dhan scheme, which seems to have stopped short at the foothills of the hill districts, is the biggest casualty. The hill districts are home to over 30% of the state’s population. The Prime Minister’s Jan-Dhan Yojana website states that till February 15, a total of 6,82,816 Jan-Dhan accounts have been opened in the state, which accounts for just 25% of the total population.
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