New Delhi, February 24 Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.
He was accompanied by Deputy Chief Ministers Losii Dikho and Nemcha Kipgen.
This was the first meeting between the chief minister and his two deputies with the prime minister after assuming office in Manipur on February 4.
"Chief Minister of Manipur, Shri @YKhemchandSingh, along with Deputy Chief Ministers, Smt. @KipgenNemcha, Shri Losii Dikho, met Prime Minister @narendramodi," the PMO wrote on X.
The chief minister briefed PM Modi on the steps taken by the new state government to bring peace and harmony to the state, a Manipur government release said, adding that he also urged the prime minister to pay special attention to women's empowerment in both the hills and the valley.
The Manipur chief minister and his two deputy chief ministers have invited the prime minister to visit the state.
Earlier, the chief minister and his two deputies also met Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
"Honored to call on Hon'ble Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development, @ChouhanShivraj yesterday at his residence, accompanied by Hon'ble Deputy Chief Ministers Smt. @KipgenNemcha and Shri L. Dikho," he wrote on X.
The chief minister said that in a significant step towards rehabilitation and inclusive development in Manipur, Chouhan approved the construction of 5,000 new houses for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana Gramin (PMAY-G) to facilitate their urgent resettlement with dignity and security.
The chief minister met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and BJP president Nitin Nabin separately on Monday.