Kin of Manipur’s 49 people missing since 2023 ethnic conflict to get ₹10 lakh each
The Manipur government has approved a one-time financial assistance of ₹10 lakh for the families of 49 individuals who have been missing since the 2023 ethnic conflict. This humanitarian measure bypasses the seven-year legal waiting period typically required to declare a missing person dead for compensation purposes.
Why it matters
It addresses a critical legal and humanitarian gap for families affected by civil unrest who are unable to access state support due to the absence of formal death certificates.
The Manipur Cabinet has approved a one-time financial assistance of ₹10 lakh each for the kin of 49 people missing since the ethnic conflict erupted in the State on May 3, 2023.
Manipur’s Home Minister Konthoujam Govindas told the 60-member House in September that the conflicts — first between the Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities and then between the Kukis and Nagas — claimed 306 lives and displaced more than 60,000 people.
“The Cabinet approved a Home Department proposal for the one-time assistance of ₹10 lakh each for the survivors of the 49 missing persons as a special humanitarian measure,” Manipur Government spokesperson and MLA Sapam Ranjan Singh told journalists on Thursday (October 1, 2026) evening after the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yunman Khemchand Singh.
The spokesperson said the 49 people remain untraced despite sustained search efforts.
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