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Manipur: Biren Singh launches welfare schemes for farmers, women, students, sportspersons and more

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Imphal, Dec 30: Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Saturday launched seven new ambitious schemes for the welfare of farmers, women, students, sportspersons, tribals besides providing livelihood to all sections of people.

Speaking to reporters, CM N. Biren Singh said the state government would provide financial assistance of Rs one lakh each to every family displaced due to the “unprecedented ethnic conflict” in the state since May 3.

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He said the financial support would be provided from January in four installments of Rs 25,000 each.

Singh said that the Chief Minister’s Farmer’s Livelihood Support Scheme has been taken up to meet the identified gaps which cannot be met in the short-term by existing sources of funding and to provide coordinated, focused, flexible, quick and short-term support for agriculture-based livelihood activities.

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He further said the scheme provides a monetary benefit of Rs 500 per month to women who are above 40 years and are not beneficiaries of any existing government schemes and living without any source of livelihood.

Also Read: Manipur implements precautionary measures as Delhi returnee tests positive for COVID-19

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