Over a week after the imposition of President’s rule in Manipur, Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Friday held a major review meeting with top officials to push the vital state government departments, an official said.

A senior official said that the Governor also reviewed the overall budgetary allocation and other technical aspects of the rehabilitation of ethnic violence-affected displaced persons residing in various relief camps in the state.

More than 50,000 men, women, and children have been staying in around 250 relief camps in many districts after they were displaced from their homes and villages soon after the ethnic violence broke out in May 2023.

During the meeting, the Governor reviewed the overall budgetary allocations of various vital departments, which are directly associated with the people, especially the violence-hit people.

He also enquired about the arrangements for imparting skill development training and feasibility of employment opportunities in private sectors for the Displaced Persons.

The Governor directed the officials to take up steps for the implementation of ‘Hunar Se Rojgar’, a government of India initiative under the Ministry of Tourism, for the youths in the state, especially for the displaced persons.

After the President’s Rule was promulgated in Manipur on February 13, Friday’s review meeting chaired by the Governor was very important, the official said.

Meanwhile, a day after the Governor Bhalla on Thursday urged the people to deposit the looted arms and ammunition to the government within seven days, a man in Kakching district on Friday returned many looted arms and ammunition, officials said.

A senior police official said that responding to the appeal of the Governor, a man returned a large cache of arms and ammunition to the Kakching District Superintendent of Police Thokchom Vikramjit Singh.

The returned arms and ammunition include one .303 Rifle with one magazine, thirteen .303 ammunition, four bulletproof vests, five bulletproof plates, and four helmets of security forces.

The police hope that more arms and ammunition are likely to be returned in the coming days.

The Manipur Governor on Thursday urged the people to deposit the looted arms and ammunition to the government within seven days otherwise “strict action would be taken for possession of such weapons”.

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