Lucknow, 18

March (HS): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also highlighted the women's welfare

initiatives during a program held at Lok Bhavan on Wednesday to mark the

nine-year anniversary of his government. He stated that more than nine lakh

government recruitments were made in the state, including more than 1.75 lakh

women.

The Chief

Minister informed that more than 1.10 crore women of voluntary groups are

working as entrepreneurs in the state as Aajeevika Didi. In this year's budget,

separate provision of funds has been made under the Women Entrepreneur Scheme.

Prime Minister's Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao Abhiyan, Chief Minister Kanya

Sumangala Yojana (from birth to graduation) package of Rs. 25,000, assistance

of Rs. one lakh for the marriage of a daughter is being given under the mass

marriage scheme. So far, five lakh daughters have been married under the Chief

Minister's mass marriage scheme.

Cabinet to

hike pension soon: Chief Minister Yogi also discussed the pension for destitute

women, the elderly, and the disabled. He stated that the state government

provides an annual pension of Rs. 12,000 to over 10.6 million families. The

cabinet will soon decide to increase this amount for their welfare. The

government will also provide scooters to meritorious graduate and postgraduate

students. The Mission Shakti program is also underway to ensure the safety, respect, and

self-reliance of girls. He stated that jobs, employment, and self-employment

are also being provided to talented youth in Uttar Pradesh. More than 30

million jobs have been created in MSMEs, and more than 6.5 million jobs have

been created through large investments. Under the Chief Minister's Youth

Entrepreneur Development Campaign, over 130,000 new entrepreneurs have been

created in Uttar Pradesh so far. The government will provide tablets to over 20

million youth. Of these, 50 lakh have already received tablets, and the

remaining will soon receive them.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi