CM Biren Singh: Manipur’s future economy relies on Tourism sector

Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that the future of the state’s economy will be based on tourism.

He said that the Manipur government has identified 57 tourist spots, which will be improved, to promote the tourism sector in the state.
He briefed the House while explaining the policy cut motion raised by opposition MLAs Meghachandra Singh and Lokeshwar Singh demanding tourism during the ongoing third session of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly on Thursday.

Before explaining the policy cut motion, N Biren Singh apprised the House about the achievements made by Manipur which was published in a national media report.
Based on the report, the Chief Minister of Manipur said that the state is the top among North Eastern states in the tourism sector.

The Chief Minister of Manipur further informed that in order to promote tourism in the state, the present government has increased the number of venues for organizing Sangai festival in the state to 15 venues.
He said that the Manipur government would establish more tourist spots in Jessami, where the first battle between the Japanese and the British was fought on Indian soil during World War II.