GUWAHATI: Families of civilians killed in the ethnic violence in Manipur since May 3 will get Rs 10 lakh each along with a government job for one eligible member of the household as part of a compensation package drawn up by Union home minister Amit Shah late Monday in consultation with the N Biren Singh cabinet.
The compensation payable to the kin of the victims, numbering at least 80 people from the majority Meitei and tribal Kuki communities, will be contributed equally by the Centre and the state government, officials said.
The compensation payable to the kin of the victims, numbering at least 80 people from the majority Meitei and tribal Kuki communities, will be contributed equally by the Centre and the state government, officials said.
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Manipur: Ahead of Amit Shah’s visit fresh violence breaks out, 40 Kuki militants killed
The overall toll stands at 100-odd, including suspected militants killed in operations by security forces in areas where they have been targeting civilians.
Shah, who is visiting the state for the first time since the Meitei-Kuki conflict began, also put in place a plan to check price rise and profiteering triggered by supply lines getting choked by violence, blockades and curfew.
