Guwahati

The Authorities of Manipur has intensified efforts to resettle greater than 40,000 internally displaced individuals (IDPs) by March, the State’s Chief Secretary, Puneet Kumar Goel, stated on Thursday (January 29, 2026).

They belong to some 10,000 households displaced for the reason that ethnic battle between the Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities broke out on Could 3, 2023.

Mr. Goel stated the federal government has rehabilitated over 3,700 households, comprising 16,500 individuals, to this point. The State has launched roughly ₹124 crore in the direction of the initiative.

The federal government emphasised a holistic method, aiming not simply to relocate households from aid camps however to revive livelihoods, training, and total group well-being. “Our precedence is a safe and sustainable return to regular life for IDPs,” Mr. Goel stated.

By December 2025, greater than 2,200 households, round 10,000 IDPs, had been resettled. Beneath the Particular PMAY-G (Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin), about 7,000 homes have been sanctioned to exchange absolutely broken properties, with development underway at varied areas, he stated.

A State-Stage Committee, chaired by the Chief Secretary and comprising senior officers, together with the Commissioner of the House Division and the Director Common of Police, oversees the rehabilitation course of. District-level committees beneath the District Magistrates conduct common critiques to make sure easy resettlement.