Govt working to facilitate IDPs' return to their homes : CM
'Works on to resettle 30 families under Torbung GP'
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, October 05 2026: Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand has stated that his Government, since its formation on February 4, 2026, has been working tirelessly to facilitate the return of IDPs to their respective homes and added that the Government is currently working to facilitate resettlement of 30 families under Torbung Gram Pan-chayat.

The Chief Minister today distributed benefits worth Rs 2,19,25,000 to eligible labour card holders, specially Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), under a special scheme for financial assistance for education of children staying at relief camps and other schemes of the Manipur Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Board (MBOCWWB) as part of the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan at the City Convention Centre, Palace Compound, Imphal.

Govt working to facilitate IDPs' return to their homes : CM

Khemchand said that there is no comfort in taking shelter in relief camps and the inability to go back to one's home is a painful experience.

He stated that the crisis has led to the suffering of innocent people in both the valley and the hills.

The Chief Minister stated that the Government is currently working to facilitate resettlement of 30 families under Torbung Gram Panchayat.

Plans are afoot to shift the security forces currently occupying the village and renovate the damaged houses, he said.

Noting the positive outcome on the resumption of bus services along Imphal-Dimapur-Guwahati route, the Chief Minister stated that it has lessened the burden on players participating in tournaments held outside the State and students studying outside Manipur, as air fares are expensive.

He added that nearly 450 to 500 passengers are travelling using public transport service every day.

But this does not mean peace and normalcy have returned in totality, Khemchand added.

Noting that the IDPs fled their homes with nothing, Khemchand said that the Government has been making efforts to meet their needs through various Government schemes.

Khemchand informed that, nearly 2,531 IDPs (labour card holders) are being provided the assistance through Direct Benefit Transfer and added that those IDPs who are yet to be registered should do so with the authority concerned to receive the said assistance.

Regarding Mission Pathshala, the State Government is making every effort to ensure that the benefits reach displaced students of the State.

He also informed that frequent meetings are being held with representatives of IDPs to address their grievances.

Rajya Sabha Member Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi stated that extending assistance and support to the needy people of the State remains the Government's foremost priority.

Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of empowering the weaker section of the society, she said that they have been empowered by reaching out to the grassroots and implementing various beneficial schemes for the needy.

Sharda also lauded Chief Minister Yumnam Khem-chand for his courageous decision to visit Jiribam district by road, prioritising the welfare of the people of Manipur.

Altogether, 2,531 beneficiaries were provided assistance of around Rs 1,42,05,000 under the Special Scheme for Financial Assistance for the Education of Children Staying in Relief Camps (IDPs).

In addition, eight beneficiaries received assistance of around Rs 19,00,000 under the Immediate Assistance in Case of Accident (Accidental Death) Scheme while 194 beneficiaries received an amount of around Rs 58,20,000 under the Natural Death Benefit scheme.

Tourism and Art & Culture Minister Khuraijam Loken Singh, several MLAs and Chief Secretary Rajeev Singh Thakur attended the programme.