India, March 8 -- Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Sunday, announced that the state government will make a budgetary provision of Rs 350 crore to support around 3.5 lakh women across the state, particularly those affected by the ethnic conflict.

Speaking at a programme organised by the Social Welfare Department to mark International Women's Day at the City Convention Centre. Singh said the funds, granted by the Centre, would be incorporated in the State Budget to be presented on March 9.

He said the initiative is aimed at providing financial assistance to women who have faced severe hardships since the outbreak of violence in the state.

"Women in Manipur have endured immense challenges since the outbreak of the conflict...