New Delhi, June 17 -- A parliamentary panel has renewed its call for targeted support for internally displaced women and children in Manipur, warning that existing welfare schemes may be inadequate to address a crisis of an "extraordinary and humanitarian nature".

In a report on the action taken by the government on recommendations contained in the demands for grants 2025-26 of the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD), tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, the department-related parliamentary standing committee on education, women, children, youth and sports, headed by Congress lawmaker Digvijaya Singh, said the immediate needs of displaced families living in relief camps require focused intervention and additional resources.

The ...