The central and Manipur governments on Tuesday announced compensation packages and a job for a family member of those who lost their lives in the recent ethnic violence in the state.
The Centre and the Manipur state government on Tuesday announced compensation packages for those who lost their lives in the recent ethnic clashes in the state. A compensation of Rs 10 lakh has been announced, officials said on Tuesday.
Also, one member of the deceased’s family will also be provided with a job. The compensation amount will be equally borne by the centre and the state, officials added.
The decision to announce compensation was taken late on Monday, during a meeting between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh, news agency PTI reported.
Officials said it has also been decided to set up dedicated telephone lines which will be used to dispel rumour mongering which has largely affected the process to calm down the situation and bring peace to the troubled state.
Shah’s meeting also decided to ensure that essential items such as petrol, LPG gas, rice and other food products would be made available in large quantities to cool down prices. The home minister who flew to Imphal on Monday night is accompanied by the Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla and the Director of the Intelligence Bureau Tapan Kumar Deka.
AMIT SHAH MEETS WOMAN LEADERS, CIVIL GROUPS IN MANIPUR
Meanwhile, Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday met a group of women leaders in Manipur. After meeting them, Shah said, “together we are committed to ensuring peace and prosperity in the state”.
Amit Shah also met a delegation of civil society organisations in Manipur, said an MHA spokesperson.
Challenges in Manipur will take time to settle: CDS
On Tuesday, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan said challenges in Manipur have not disappeared, but expressed hope that things will settle down in some time while noting the situation in the north-eastern state now is not related to insurgency.
The death toll from clashes since ethnic rioting began on May 3 in Manipur has gone up to 80, according to officials.
Chauhan was in Pune on Tuesday to review the passing out parade of the 144th course of the National Defence Academy (NDA).
Ethnic clashes broke out in Manipur after a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the hill districts on May 3 to protest the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status. Since then there have been waves of unrest including the latest round of clashes which saw at least 5 dead on Sunday.
The violence was preceded by tension over the eviction of Kuki villagers from reserve forest land, which had led to a series of smaller agitations.
Around 140 columns of the Indian Army and Assam Rifles, comprising over 10,000 personnel, besides those from other paramilitary forces, had to be deployed to bring back normalcy in the northeastern state.
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