Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated several development projects in Manipur on Sunday. The Home Minister inaugurated the e-office and Thoubal Multipurpose Project (Thoubal Dam) in Imphal through virtual mode. He also laid the foundation stone of seven major development projects, including the Churachandpur Medical College, IT-SEZ at Mantripukhri, Manipur Bhawan in Dwarka, New Delhi and the Integrated Command and Control Center at Imphal. Union Minister for Development of North-Eastern Region, Dr Jitendra Singh, Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and other dignitaries were also present on the occasion.
Speaking on this occasion, Home Minister Amit Shah said this day marks an important milestone in the developmental journey of Manipur started under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Today many important projects are being started in a single day, including a Medical College at Churachandpur, IIIT and IT-SEZ at Mantripukhri, which will serve as a benchmark for the entire North East. Home Minister Shah said the State Police Headquarters and Smart City Integrated Center at Imphal will help in advancing Smart Governance. Home Minister Shah said the IIIT and IT-SEZ will connect the youth of Manipur with the world. After the creation of IT-SEZ, the GDP of Manipur will increase by Rs 4,600 crore annually and there will be employment generation for 44,000 people. With the establishment of the medical college, the youth of Manipur will come out as doctors and the health system of the state will be strengthened.
The Union Home Minister said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the state Chief Minister has steered Manipur out of bandhs and blockades on the path of development. Modi is committed to the development of the entire North-East and the trust of the people here will never be compromised. Home Minsiter Shah said the Chief Minister of Manipur Biren Singh has done remarkable work in the last 3 years. There has not been a single shutdown in the last 3 years, which proves that people flourish under the rule of the Bharatiya Janata Party. CM Biren Singh has led Manipur on the path of development under the leadership of the Prime Minister and has given a new identity to Manipur.
Home Minister Amit Shah said the entire North- East is very close Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s heart, and the Prime Minister says Eastern India and Western India are the two arms of Mother India. Western India has developed, but without the development of Eastern India, India’s development is not possible. After 2014, there has been a huge amount of development in the North-East under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi. The North-East was previously known for separatism and different insurgent movements, but over the past six-and-a-half years many organizations, one after the other, have laid down their arms and the remaining ones too, having faith in the leadership of Modi Ji, will join the mainstream.
(Source: PIB)