Auraiya, Oct 28: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that no society can become self-reliant and strong unless women in the society live safely and with respect.
He assured that the pension amount of Rs 1,000 per month being given to the destitute women will be increased in future.
Addressing a public meeting after launching 145 development projects worth Rs 688 crore from the Tiranga Maidan here, Yogi said that without giving respect to half the population, the value of development plans remains incomplete.
He said, “No society can be self-reliant and strong unless half of the population is leading a secure and dignified life. Keeping this in mind, the Prime Minister dedicated the first session of the new Parliament to women power by giving top priority to the Nari Shakti Vandana Act.
According to the Act, one-third seats will be reserved for women in the Vidhan Sabha and Lok Sabha.”
The CM said that the government has decided to increase the amount from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 from the next financial year under CM Kanya Sumangala Yojana. “The amount is given to support a girl child right from her birth to her graduation,” he said.
He said, “The double engine government has decided that if the financial condition of the family is not good then the government will take the responsibility of the girl child.
Arrangements have been made to provide two uniforms, shoes, socks, bags, books and sweaters to the children studying in Basic Education Council schools. Along with the registration, 1,200 rupees are transferred to the family’s account.
Yogi said that people, who promoted family-based politics in the name of casteism were depriving the common people of development projects. “We have not committed the sin of creating social divisions based on caste, family, region or language,” he said.
The CM said that all the programmes during Vijayadashami were conducted peacefully. “Before 2017, festivals used to bring apprehensions, but after six-and-a-half years, festivals are celebrated with enthusiasm. More than 50,000 idols were installed in the districts but there was no chaos at any place,” he said.
Yogi said that this year’s Diwali will be very auspicious, because from this day every house and place of worship in the state will participate in the festival of lights. “This programme should continue until Lord Shri Ram is seated in his grand temple. The construction work of the magnificent temple is underway in Ayodhya,” he said.
The Chief Minister said, “As soon as this programme will be completed with the blessings of the Prime Minister on January 22, from the next day we are going to make arrangements to take Ram devotees from the districts for darshan there.”
State President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mahila Morcha and Rajya Sabha MP Geeta Shakya, Women and Child Development Minister Baby Rani Maurya, Minister in-charge of Auraiya Dr Sanjay Nishad, Etawah MP Dr Ramshankar Katheria, Kannauj MP Subrat Pathak, MLA Gudiya Katheria and BJP regional president Prakash Pal were present on the occasion.
