IMPHAL, Oct 21: The central government has approved the construction of 7,000 homes in Manipur under a special package of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) to support families affected by ongoing ethnic violence in the state.
In a letter to Manipur Chief Secretary Dr. Vineet Joshi, the Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (RD&PR ) informed the initiative, which aims to help the state recover from the violence between the non-tribal Meiteis and the tribal Kuki-Zo communities. Dr. Joshi is currently in Delhi, coordinating with officials of the RD&PR on how to implement the project.
The state government has been instructed to submit documents for the families affected by the violence within 15 days. This scheme, under PMAY, is designed to provide affordable housing to low- and middle-income families across India.
Manipur has established 302 relief camps to shelter over 59,000 displaced individuals. In addition, nearly 6,000 weapons were looted from state armories during the unrest, and about half have been recovered in ongoing security operations.
The special PMAY package aims to provide much-needed relief to families facing hardships and help restore stability in the violence-hit areas of the state.
