Imphal, May 24 -- In this insurgency-inflicted state wracked by ongoing communal violence, the state government has appealed to the people to take the benefits of 'Project Assist' launched under the National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

Talking to the newsmen at her office on Friday, Kumanthem Diana, District Commissioner of the Imphal East District, said that 'Project Assist' has the provision of providing financial assistance to children rendered orphan or destitute in various communal, castes, ethnic or terrorist violence for their care, education, and training.

Under this provision, Manipur's Imphal East District has been covered among the...