Manipur govt forms committees for IDP Rehabilitation and Resettlement

Guwahati: With Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in Manipur seeking permanent rehabilitation the state government for has decided to constitute state Level and District Level Committees with immediate effect for the rehabilitation and resettlement of IDPs. The IDPs has recently organised a series of protests and expressed disappointment at the recently concluded 10-day long Sangai festival.

The state government stated that this move reflects the Government’s commitment to ensuring a coordinated, responsive, and people centred approach to restoring stability and supporting affected families.

State Level Committee, chaired by the Chief Secretary and comprising the Commissioners of Finance, Home, and Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, with the Special or Additional Secretary (Home) serving as Convenor, will provide strategic oversight and policy direction. This high-level body is designed to ensure unified decision-making, enhance inter-departmental coordination, and address systemic issues that may affect the overall progress of rehabilitation and resettlement efforts across the State.


The statement added that complementing this, District Level Committees, chaired by the respective Deputy Commissioners and supported by the Project Director (DRDA), the Additional Deputy Commissioner as Convenor, the Chief Executive Officer of the Zilla Parishad, and the concerned Sub-Divisional Officers, will serve as the primary on-ground mechanism for implementation. Their role is to drive field-level coordination, ensure seamless execution of rehabilitation measures, and provide timely feedback to facilitate swift decision-making at the State level.

The committees are tasked with monitoring and coordinating all rehabilitation and resettlement initiatives for IDPs and addressing bottlenecks to ensure timely and efficient delivery of support. This structured intervention is expected to streamline process, enhance inter-departmental coordination, and ensure that assistance reaches families. IDPs are miffed and on November 5 protested against the government decision to provide Rs 84 per day per people as the daily allowance.

This new structure, circulated through an Office Memorandum issued by Chief Secretary Dr. P. K. Goel replaces the existing system of providing relief materials in kind with direct monetary assistance to each displaced family. In this mode the Rs 84 will be transferred through DBT mode.

As per the revised guidelines, supply of relief items like rice, dal, water, and other minimum household requirement materials being carried out by the District Administrations will stop from October 31, 2025, and from the following day, November 1, financial assistance will be paid directly into the bank accounts of the head of each displaced family at the rate of Rs. 84 per person per day.

Over 260 people were killed, 1,500 were injured, and over 70,000 were displaced after the ethnic violence broke out between the Meitei and the Kuki-Zo communities on May 3, 2023, after a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’, organised in the hill districts to protest the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe status. Manipur has been under President’s Rule since February 13 this year.