‘Violence-affected people have started returning to native places’ Time now for healing wounds : CM Biren

IMPHAL, Oct 7 (DIPR )
Chief Minister N Biren has stated that all the people should focus on how to bring peace and concentrate on healing wounds rather than blaming one another.
The Chief Minister made this statement while interacting with youths trained in the hospitality sector under 'Hunar se Rozgar Scheme' and perfumery at Hindu College, Delhi at the Chief Minister's Secretariat today.  
The interaction program was jointly organised by the Tourism Department and Textiles, Commerce and Industries Department.
People of Manipur have been facing hardship due to the unprecedented crisis and by God's blessing, affected people have started returning to their original places, he said.
Under the Hunar Se Rozgar Scheme of the Ministry of Tourism, about 400 youths have completed or are undergoing training. Out of this, 169 have secured placements in key cities and 78 of them belong to the Internally Dis- placed Persons (IDP) category.
30 youths, including 15 IDPs, from across the State participated in the three-week perfumery training programme held at Hindu College, Delhi.
Youths from different districts, who had undergone training and got job placements, shared their experiences and appreciated the Chief Minister and the Government of Manipur for the initiatives being taken up for them.
Speaking to the youths, Chief Minister N Biren appreciated the Deputy Commissioners of different districts and other department officials for their dedicated service in providing training programmes to the youths.
Stating that the interaction with youths of different communities was a happy and emotional moment after one and half years of unprecedented crisis, he said it brought a new hope towards the State's development with focus on youths
Hailing the spirit of the youths to work for earning their livelihood, the Chief Minister announced that financial aid of Rs. 50,000 each as seed money to the youths who have undergone training on perfumery would be extended.
He continued that further assistance could be taken under 'One Family One Livelihood' Scheme or Start Up based on their growth.
Biren informed that the Government would provide one-time support of Rs 5000 to trained youths who got jobs in different cities to assist in settling at their places of employment.
He further informed that a special flight will be arranged for those who got job placements at different cities and he himself would come to see them off at the airport to give blessings.
The Chief Minister also raised concern on lack of knowledge among the public about several welfare schemes and urged youths to gather as much information as possible.
He mentioned various initiatives taken up by the Government for the people staying in relief camps and expressed his desire to cover all districts in providing training to youths, giving priorities to those staying in relief camps. He appealed to the public to refrain from violence and stressed the need to solve every problem through peaceful means.
Extending his best wishes to the youths, he asked them not to go by emotions as they are the pillars of future generations.
Ministers, MLAs, senior Govt officials, Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and officials of Tourism Department also attended the interaction programme.
Deputy Commissioners and trained youths of Tamenglong, Churachand-pur, Senapati, Ukhrul and Kangpokpi districts also attended the interaction programme through video conferencing. During the interaction, the DCs also spoke on livelihood programmes and other initia- tives taken up in their respective districts.