Manipur CM, Deputy CMs meet Modi

Manipur chief minister Yumnam Khemchand, along with his two deputy chief ministers, Losii Dikho and Nemcha Kipgen on Tuesday, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at in Seva Teerth in New Delhi and invited him to visit the state.
The chief minister and his two deputy chief ministers are currently in New Delhi holding a series of high-level meetings with Union ministers and BJP national leaders since February 21 to seek support for the state’s financial recovery and rehabilitation efforts.
During his first meeting with the Prime Minister after taking over as the chief minister of the restive state, Singh briefed Modi on the steps being taken up by the new state government to bring peace and harmony in the state.
He also urged the Prime Minister to take special care on women empowerment in both hills and valley, the chief minister’s secretariat said, in a release.
Describing Tuesday’s meeting as the first time Khemchand met the Prime Minister after he took over as the state’s chief minister on February 4 last, the release added the chief minister and his two deputy chief ministers also invited the PM to visit the state.
The chief minister and deputy chief ministers – Nemcha Kipgen and Losii Dikho – had also met Union agriculture and rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan late Monday evening.
During the meeting, the Union agriculture minister approved the construction of 5,000 new houses for the rehabilitation of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Manipur under the Pradhan Mantri Awass Yojna – Gramin (PMAY–G), the chief minister’s secretariat said, in another release.
Official sources said that the state government , earlier this month, had submitted a proposal for a special project under the PMAY-G for the construction of 5,000 houses for internally displaced persons affected by the ethnic violence.
The Union minister approved the new houses for IDPs affected by the law and order crisis (ethnic violence) for the financial year 2025-26 after meeting with the three state leaders.
Chouhan warmly received the three leaders and assured all help in their bid to bring peace and normalcy in the state.
The Union rural development ministry also approved a special window of Awass+ 2024 household survey for capturing the details of the eligible affected households, the release said.
The ministry also allowed the state government to continue the process of registration of the eligible affected beneficiaries under the special project of PMAY-G.
The ministry, however, directed the state government that the beneficiaries were identified for the special project as per the guidelines of the PMAY-G, and the identification and uploading of the details of eligible beneficiaries is completed through Awass+ 2024 mobile App.
These houses shall be constructed as per the provisions of the FFI of the PMAY-G.
The state government is also allowed to sanction houses for eligible beneficiaries under the special project to whom assistance (one or more instalments) was released earlier under the PMAY-G, but their houses have been destroyed during the ethnic violence.
Since arriving in the capital on February 21, the delegation led by Manipur chief minister Yumnam Khemchand has met with Union home minister Amit Shah, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Union defence minister Rajnath Singh, BJP National president Nitin Nabin, and BJP national general Secretary (organisation) BL Santosh.
In one of the meetings, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has assured the state delegation of the Centre’s full support in strengthening Manipur’s financial health.
She also promised assistance for the rehabilitation of internally displaced persons (IDPs), a pressing issue in the state.