Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday mentioned atrocities against women have to be stopped to empower the society. Talking at a mass wedding ceremony organised at Champa Devi Park in Gorakhpur, he mentioned mass marriage ceremony was a strong medium to eradicate the evil of dowry from the society.
Over 1,432 {couples}, together with 68 Muslims, tied the knot in the course of the four-hour programme organised by the social welfare division underneath the Mukhyamantri Samuhik Vivah Yojana.Exhorting individuals to respect their other halves, Yogi mentioned the notion of growth was not possible with out empowering women.
He reiterated that his authorities was dedicated to safety, training and marriage of ladies. The CM mentioned within the final six years, 2 lakh {couples} had been married off in mass marriage ceremony occasions.Expressing satisfaction over elevated proportion of women cops within the state, Yogi introduced that an all-woman PAC battalion can be established in Gorakhpur quickly.
He additional mentioned Mission Shakti and Kanya Sumangal Scheme of the BJP authorities had been enjoying a key function in empowering women. The chief minister mentioned there may be 20 per cent reservation for women in Uttar Pradesh Police. “From 1947 to 2017, the variety of feminine personnel in UP Police was solely 10,000. At current, this quantity stands at 40,000,” he mentioned.
Appreciating PM Modi for working in a mission mode to uphold the dignity of ladies and women, Yogi mentioned pro-women, pro-poor was the bottom of the BJP’s insurance policies. “Earlier than 2017, ₹31,000 was spent on every marriage ceremony and the quantity was elevated to ₹51,000 (after the BJP got here to energy). That is the collective effort of the double-engine authorities,” he mentioned.
Guaranteeing public well being our obligation: CM at Janata Darshan
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday directed officers to present Ayushman playing cards to every eligible individual. He additionally instructed them to guarantee very best remedy to those that didn’t have the well being playing cards.
The CM requested the officers to get estimates from the hospitals involved for granting monetary assist to these affected by severe illnesses. Yogi issued these directives at a Janata Darshan programme held at Gorakhnath temple. Round 700 individuals had been current on the event.
The CM heard their issues and directions the officers to guarantee their redressal. Folks from throughout numerous districts attended the occasion. The CM assured them that paucity of funds wouldn’t have an effect on their remedy. Earlier, Yogi fed jaggery to cattle at Gaushala in Gorakhnath temple.