Varanasi, 08 July (HS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi

Adityanath launched a cashless healthcare facility for teachers and

Shikshamitras (teachers) of the Basic and Secondary Education Department in

Varanasi on Wednesday. He also transferred funds directly to the bank accounts

of the parents of approximately 11 million students across the state through

DBT.

On Wednesday, the second day of his Varanasi visit, Chief

Minister Yogi Adityanath honored 12 principals of nationally selected clean and

green schools at a program held at the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Hastkala

Sankul, Bada Lalpur. In the Chief Minister's presence, an MoU was signed with

the State Bank of India for the social security of 1 million teachers and

contract employees.

Addressing the gathering on this occasion, the Chief

Minister stated that cashless treatment in the state will cost Rs. 450 crore

annually. The state government will pay for this. He stated that the government

does not expect anything in exchange for cashless medical care; it only asks

that you focus on children's education. Schools in the state should focus on

cleanliness, education, and child development. He mentioned Arunachal Pradesh,

noting that everyone there speaks Hindi. The state MP pointed out that all the

teachers in the state are from Uttar Pradesh. A large number of people in

Madhya Pradesh are also from Uttar Pradesh.Education is the foundation of

society. Without it, nothing is possible.

Minister Anil Rajbhar, Minister of State for Basic Education

(Independent Charge) Sandeep Singh, and Minister of State for Secondary

Education (Independent Charge) Gulab Devi, among others, were present at the

event.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi