Lucknow,

21 Feb (HS): Today, Uttar Pradesh has become an example for the entire country

in implementing the schemes of the central government. Finance Minister Suresh

Khanna said in the budget speech that Uttar Pradesh has secured the first

position in the entire country in the implementation of eight major schemes of

the central government. These schemes include Pradhan Mantri Atal Pension

Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima

Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, Pradhan

Mantri Awas Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana and Ayushman Bharat Digital

Mission.

He

informed that under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, 9 crore 57 lakh bank

accounts have been opened in Uttar Pradesh, which is the highest in the

country. This scheme connected the poor to the banking system and ensured their

financial inclusion. It is the effect of this scheme that today the purchasing,

selling and depositing capacity of the poor has increased unprecedentedly.

UP

has added more than one crore 12 lakh people under the Pradhan Mantri Atal

Pension Yojana. This scheme was created to ensure financial security in old

age, which has greatly benefited the workers of the unorganized sector. 8 crore

80 lakh people have benefited in Uttar Pradesh under the Pradhan Mantri

Suraksha Bima Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana. Suraksha Bima

Yojana provides insurance protection at just Rs 12 per year and Jeevan Jyoti

Bima Yojana at just Rs 330 per year, which has provided relief to poor and

lower-middle class families.

Finance

Minister Suresh Khanna said that under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, loans

have been distributed to more than 1.85 crore small entrepreneurs, which has

increased employment and self-employment opportunities in the state. Especially

women, youth and small businessmen have got great benefit from this scheme.

Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, more than 56.50 lakh families in Uttar

Pradesh have been given the benefit of the scheme, which has made the dream of

a roof over the head of poor families come true.

The

Yogi government has worked to raise the standard of living of the poor by

accelerating the implementation of this scheme. Under the Pradhan Mantri

Ujjwala Yojana, one crore 85 lakh women have been given free LPG gas

connections in Uttar Pradesh.

This

scheme freed women in rural areas from smoke and reduced health problems.

Similarly, under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, more than 12.45 crore

people have been benefited from this scheme by creating the highest number of

digital health IDs. Due to this, health services are becoming easily available

on the digital platform.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi