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Manipur Budgets ₹734 Crore for Displacement Recovery, Building on Centre’s Relief Package

By Sentinel NE Desk · June 30, 2026 · 1 min read

Manipur’s state government has allocated ₹734 crore in its 2026–27 budget for the rehabilitation and resettlement of persons displaced by the state’s ongoing ethnic conflict, building on a separate ₹2,198 crore special package the Centre provided during the current financial year.

The Centre’s package is directed toward pre-payment of high-interest state loans, security-related expenditure, the cost of deploying Central Armed Police Forces, and support for rehabilitating displaced families, according to government figures reported by regional outlets. The state’s own budget allocation is aimed specifically at resettlement and recovery efforts following the unrest that has displaced thousands since May 2023.

The Government of India has extended support for construction of permanent housing, compensation for lost personal belongings and movable assets, and assistance for repairing partially damaged homes, as part of the broader rehabilitation push.

As of March 2026, roughly 16,500 individuals from approximately 3,700 families had been resettled across affected districts, according to state figures. The government has outlined a plan to phase out all remaining relief camps by December 2026, with rehabilitation continuing in stages.

The pace and adequacy of this funding remains a point of contention among displaced families and advocacy groups, some of whom have previously said permanent housing and compensation have moved more slowly than the state’s public timelines suggest. Sentinel NE Desk will track progress against the government’s stated December 2026 camp-closure target as the year continues.

Compiled from reporting by India Today NE, Northeast Today, and Northeast Now Sentinel NE Desk cross-checked these accounts against the state’s published 2026–27 budget figures before publication. Photo: Imphal Valley, Manipur — Haoreima / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0), used for general context.

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