India, March 28 -- A parliamentary committee has asked the women and child development ministry to set up a special committee with targeted programmes for internally displaced women and children in Manipur.

The committee noted that Manipur has been reeling under an extraordinary crisis for 21 months, with hundreds of lives lost and 50,000-60,000 individuals internally displaced.

"A significant portion of those affected are women and children, who have been rendered homeless, deprived of basic necessities, and left in extreme distress. Their access to nutrition, education, and healthcare has been severely disrupted. These children, pregnant women, lactating mothers, and elderly women are facing immense hardship, leading to grave psycholo...