11/09/2026
😮 𝗖𝗰𝗽𝘂𝗿 𝗜𝗗𝗣𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀 -- 𝗦𝗼 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗥𝘀 𝟭.𝟭𝟳 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗩𝘀? 🤔😱😧😮
The State Government's own figures make for uncomfortable reading. Of the Rs 3.33 crore sanctioned to ten Deputy Commissioners for purchasing television sets for relief camps, a staggering Rs 1.17 crore -- more than a third of the entire allocation -- was earmarked for Churachandpur alone.
Compare this to districts such as Jiribam and Thoubal, which received a mere Rs 3 lakh each, or Tengnoupal and Ukhrul with Rs 12 lakh apiece, and the disparity becomes impossible to ignore.
One is left asking: how many television sets does Rs 1.17 crore actually buy, and where have they ended up? Are they genuinely sitting in relief camps bringing some small comfort to displaced families, or has "TV sets for IDPs" become a convenient label under which funds quietly disappear?
This is not merely a matter of arithmetic; it is a matter of accountability to thousands of internally displaced persons who have been living in camps for months, often in dire conditions, waiting for far more basic necessities than entertainment.
When such vast sums are sanctioned in the name of relief, the public has every right to demand a transparent, itemised account: how many sets were procured, at what unit cost, from which vendor, and installed in which camps.
Anything less invites legitimate suspicion that relief funds meant for our displaced brothers and sisters are being diverted or inflated for other purposes.
The DCs and the State Government owe the people of Manipur -- and especially the IDPs themselves -- a full and public accounting of where this money has actually gone.
~ ZOGAM TODAY
