India, Feb. 24 -- Union agriculture and rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has approved the construction of 5,000 new houses for the rehabilitation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Manipur under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G).

The approval for the new houses, meant for IDPs affected by the ethnic violence in Manipur, was granted for FY2025-26 after a meeting between Chouhan and Manipur chief minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh at the Union minister's residence in New Delhi on Monday.

The CM was accompanied by the state's two deputy chief ministers Nemcha Kipgen and Losii Dikho.

Earlier this month, the Manipur government submitted a proposal seeking a special project under PMAY-G for the construction o...