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New Delhi : Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated several development projects in Manipur on December 27, 2020. Shah inaugurated the e-office and Thoubal Multipurpose Project (Thoubal Dam) in Imphal through virtual mode.
Shah also laid the foundation of seven major development projects including the Churachandpur Medical College, IT-SEZ at Mantripukhri, Manipur Bhawan in Dwarka, New Delhi, and the Integrated Command and Control Center at Imphal. Union Minister for Development of North-Eastern Region Dr. Jitendra Singh, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, and other dignitaries were also present on the occasion.
Speaking on this occasion, Shah said this day marks an important milestone in the developmental journey of Manipur started under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Today many important projects are being started in a single day including a Medical College at Churachandpur, IIIT and IT-SEZ at Mantripukhri, which will serve as a benchmark for the entire North East.
Shah said the State Police Headquarters and Smart City Integrated Center at Imphal will help in advancing Smart Governance. He said the IIIT and IT-SEZ will connect the youth of Manipur with the world. After the creation of IT-SEZ, the GDP of Manipur will increase by Rs 4,600 crore annually and there will be employment generation for 44,000 people. With the establishment of the medical college, the youth of Manipur will come out as doctors and the health system of the state will be strengthened, Shah added, according to a PIB release.
The Union Home Minister said under the leadership of PM Modi, the state Chief Minister has steered Manipur out of bandhs and blockades and put it on the path of development. PM Modi is committed to the development of the entire North-East and the trust of the people here will never be compromised. He said the Chief Minister of Manipur Biren Singh has done remarkable work in the last 3 years. There has not been a single shutdown in the last 3 years, which proves that people flourish under the rule of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Biren Singh has given a new identity to Manipur.
Shah said the entire North- East is very close to PM Modi’s heart and he says Eastern India and Western India are the two arms of Mother India. Western India has developed but without the development of Eastern India, India’s development is not possible. The North-East, he said, was previously known for separatism and different insurgent movements, but over the past six-and-a-half years many organisations, one after the other, have laid down their arms and the remaining ones too, having faith in the leadership of PM Modi, will join the mainstream.
The Union Home Minister saidthe North-East had never received such attention earlier and Modi ji has specially visited the North-East more than 40 times in the last six-and-a-half years, and has visited all the states, which proves his priority he accords to the North East.
Shah said that PM Modi knows the heart of the people, the demand for the Inner Line Permit for its original residents existed for many years and on December 11, 2019, he decided not giving the Inner Line Permit to Manipur would be injustice to the original inhabitants of state. The Prime Minister granted Manipur the Inner Line Permit, which is the biggest achievement of the Central Government since the state of Manipur came into being, Shah said, according to a PIB release.
Referring to the Thoubal Multipurpose Project, Shah said the scheme was launched in 2004 during Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s time, but nothing happened till 2014 and the project remained on paper. In 2016, PM Modi restarted it by giving Rs 462 crore and today this project that will irrigate 35,104 hectares is on the verge of completion.
The Union Home Minister said that earlier only 6 percent people in the state had access to drinking water, but under the Jal Jeevan Mission, tapped water supply has reached 33 percent households in the last 3 years. There has been an increase of 222 percent in the number of international tourists, which is going to benefit tourism in the times to come.
Shah said a Sports University is being set up to promote sports in the state. He suggested to open in Manipur affiliated colleges of the National Forensic Science University so that children of North-East can also progress in this field.