Imphal, Sept. 4 -- Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh informed the State Assembly that 36,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have already been resettled out of the total 60,000 IDPs who were rendered homeless during the unprecedented crisis that began on May 3, 2023.

Replying to a short-duration discussion moved by Congress MLA Lokeshwar Singh, the Chief Minister said that 24,000 IDPs are still living in various relief camps across the State. He also attributed the collective support and efforts of the MLAs for the progress made in the resettlement of IDPs.

The Chief Minister informed that the need and desire to return home among IDPs from both the hills and the valley is the same. During his visits to the relief camps a...