Archive · 5 Aug 2026
Manipur CM and ITBP IG Discuss Internal Security, Civic Programmes
This story is about a meeting between two important leaders in India.
One leader is the Chief Minister of Manipur, named Y Khemchand Singh.
The other leader is Inspector General Clay Khongsai of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, a special police force also called the ITBP.
They met at the government office, called the secretariat, in Imphal, the capital of Manipur.
They talked about internal security, law enforcement, and Civic Action Programmes, which help build trust between police and local communities through welfare and healthcare projects.
The Chief Minister thanked the ITBP for helping keep people safe.
He said the state government will work closely with all security agencies.
He said they want lasting peace, stability, and public welfare for everyone.
Many ITBP officers have been in Manipur since ethnic violence began there on May 3, 2023.
Police also arrested a suspected militant and some people accused of selling drugs in separate operations.
Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh met Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Inspector General Clay Khongsai at the state secretariat in Imphal to discuss internal security, law enforcement, and civic action programmes.
Khongsai briefed the chief minister on the force's ongoing initiatives to maintain law and order, strengthen internal security, and implement civic action programmes supporting local communities.
Singh appreciated the ITBP's role in strengthening public security and praised its Civic Action Programmes, which foster community trust through welfare, healthcare, and outreach initiatives.
The chief minister said the state government remains committed to close coordination with all security agencies to ensure lasting peace, stability, and public welfare.
ITBP personnel have been deployed in Manipur since ethnic violence erupted on May 3, 2023, and recent joint operations led to the arrest of a People's Liberation Army (PLA) militant and six alleged drug peddlers.
- Who
- Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Inspector General Clay Khongsai.
- What
- Held discussions on internal security, law enforcement, and civil-military civic action to strengthen coordination between the state government and security agencies.
- When
- Wednesday, per a PTI report dated August 5.
- Where
- State Secretariat (Civil Secretariat) in Imphal, Manipur.
- Why
- To strengthen security coordination, build community trust through civic action programmes, and ensure lasting peace, stability, and public welfare.
- Meeting date
- Wednesday, August 5 (per PTI report)
- Location
- State Secretariat (Civil Secretariat), Imphal, Manipur
- Participants
- CM Y Khemchand Singh and ITBP IG Clay Khongsai
- Agenda
- Internal security, law enforcement, civic action programmes
- Khongsai's background
- 1996-batch IPS officer from Manipur; former Additional Director General of Police
- Khongsai's appointment
- Appointed ITBP IG by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs in August 2023
- ITBP deployment
- Personnel deployed in Manipur since ethnic violence erupted on May 3, 2023
- Related security operations
- PLA militant and six alleged drug peddlers arrested; grenades, heroin, methamphetamine tablets, cash and vehicles recovered
