Manipur Cabinet approves ₹10 lakh each for kin of 49 missing persons, forms Fifth State Finance Commission
On 1 October 2026 the Manipur Cabinet chaired by CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh approved ₹10 lakh each for the next of kin of 49 people missing since the violence of 3 May 2023, and constituted the Fifth Manipur State Finance Commission for 2026-27 to 2030-31.
Summary
The Manipur Cabinet approved one-time special humanitarian assistance of ₹10 lakh each to the families of 49 people untraced since the ethnic violence began on 3 May 2023, costing ₹4.90 crore from state funds. It constituted the Fifth Manipur State Finance Commission for 2026-27 to 2030-31, which under Articles 243-I and 243-Y will review the finances of Panchayats and Municipalities. The Cabinet also raised ex-gratia for Army/CAPF personnel to ₹10 lakh for death and the monthly pension of retired journalists from ₹8,000 to ₹10,000.
Key facts
- Chief Minister
- Yumnam Khemchand Singh
- Aid
- ₹10 lakh each to kin of 49 missing persons (total ₹4.90 crore)
- Missing since
- Violence from 3 May 2023
- Finance Commission
- Fifth Manipur SFC, 2026-27 to 2030-31
- Constitutional basis
- Articles 243-I (Panchayats) and 243-Y (Municipalities)
- Ex-gratia Army/CAPF
- ₹10 lakh on death (was ₹2 lakh)
- Journalists' pension
- ₹8,000 → ₹10,000 per month
Practice MCQs 2 questions
In October 2026, the Manipur Cabinet approved one-time assistance of how much for the next of kin of each of the 49 persons missing since the May 2023 violence?
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Correct answer: C — ₹10 lakh
The Cabinet approved ₹10 lakh each for the next of kin of 49 missing persons; the total cost is ₹4.90 crore.
Manipur constituted its Fifth State Finance Commission in October 2026. Under which Articles of the Constitution is a State Finance Commission constituted to review the finances of Panchayats and Municipalities?
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Correct answer: A — Articles 243-I and 243-Y
As per Articles 243-I and 243-Y, a State Finance Commission is constituted every five years to review the finances of Panchayats and Municipalities; Article 280 deals with the (Union) Finance Commission.