Guwahati, June 25 -- Reported by Bit Irom

Imphal: The Tribal Youth Council Manipur (TYCM) accused the state government of deliberately neglecting tribal institutions.

Submitting a memorandum to the Chief Minister, it demanded immediate recruitment to address a severe manpower shortage across three critical departments, warning that failure to act could trigger public agitation.

The tribal population in Manipur, officially recognised as Scheduled Tribes (STs), constitutes approximately 40.9% of the state's total population. Numbering over 1.1 million, they comprise 33 officially recognised tribes, primarily residing in the state's hill districts and largely belonging to the Naga and Kuki-Zo groups.

TYCM strongly alleged that the state ...