New Delhi, March 11 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday assured the Parliament that the government was providing all assistance to violence-hit Manipur to speed up its economic recovery.

"We are providing all the potential assistance to support a faster recovery of the (Manipur) economy. For Manipur, I (would) like to put for consideration for all members we will continuously support so that the recovery is faster," she told Lok Sabha, responding to the discussion on Supplementary Demands for Grants for the year 2024-25, Demands for Additional Grants for the year 2021-22 and Budget of Manipur for the year 2025-26.

The supplementary demand for grants for 2024-25 of Manipur, worth Rs 1,861 crore, was also placed on the table...