LUCKNOW: Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi for leading the battle from the front against Covid-19, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said the process of bringing the economy back on track has begun under the PM’s stewardship.
Speaking during the virtual launch of Prime Minister Gareeb Kalyan Rozgar Scheme, Yogi said the PM’s mantra of ‘Jaan bhi, jahan bhi’ would hold the key at this point of time. “It is under the guidance of PM Modi that the state government could contain the pandemic and arrest the death toll,” he said.
Yogi said, it was due to the Centre’s help that the state government could put in place a robust health infrastructure to deal with the situation. “The state witnessed a surge in reverse migration with almost 35 lakh natives from Uttar Pradesh returning home during the lockdown. The primary goal of our government is to adjust these migrants and ensure their participation in rebuilding Uttar Pradesh,” the CM said.
Yogi underlined the importance of vigilance committees, especially in rural areas, to keep track of migrants and ensure their screening and quarantine.
“As many as 58,000 such committees have been working for the state government. We have carried out skill mapping of more than 30 lakh migrants while provisioning jobs for them,” he said.
Reiterating the importance of a migrant commission for social and financial inclusion of such people, Yogi said: “Under the Centre’s flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS), nearly 57 lakh man days have been created since April 21. The scheme is being used for revival of rivers, construction of ponds and plantation of trees.
He said over 4 lakh migrants have been skill-mapped under the State Rural Livelihood Mission (SRLM) while 1.69 lakh people were provided jobs according to their skills.
The CM said the Prime Minister has distributed loans worth Rs 4,034 crore to 1.35 lakh new units and Rs 6,565 crore to 2.68 lakh units under ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Package’.
“The PM has distributed tool kits to about 5,000 traditional artisans under Vishwakarma Shram Samman Yojana and ODOP.
The chief minister said under Atmanirbhar Uttar Pradesh Scheme, more than 60 lakh labourers and workers were being employed in various works.
Speaking during the virtual launch of Prime Minister Gareeb Kalyan Rozgar Scheme, Yogi said the PM’s mantra of ‘Jaan bhi, jahan bhi’ would hold the key at this point of time. “It is under the guidance of PM Modi that the state government could contain the pandemic and arrest the death toll,” he said.
Yogi said, it was due to the Centre’s help that the state government could put in place a robust health infrastructure to deal with the situation. “The state witnessed a surge in reverse migration with almost 35 lakh natives from Uttar Pradesh returning home during the lockdown. The primary goal of our government is to adjust these migrants and ensure their participation in rebuilding Uttar Pradesh,” the CM said.
Yogi underlined the importance of vigilance committees, especially in rural areas, to keep track of migrants and ensure their screening and quarantine.
“As many as 58,000 such committees have been working for the state government. We have carried out skill mapping of more than 30 lakh migrants while provisioning jobs for them,” he said.
Reiterating the importance of a migrant commission for social and financial inclusion of such people, Yogi said: “Under the Centre’s flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS), nearly 57 lakh man days have been created since April 21. The scheme is being used for revival of rivers, construction of ponds and plantation of trees.
He said over 4 lakh migrants have been skill-mapped under the State Rural Livelihood Mission (SRLM) while 1.69 lakh people were provided jobs according to their skills.
The CM said the Prime Minister has distributed loans worth Rs 4,034 crore to 1.35 lakh new units and Rs 6,565 crore to 2.68 lakh units under ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Package’.
“The PM has distributed tool kits to about 5,000 traditional artisans under Vishwakarma Shram Samman Yojana and ODOP.
The chief minister said under Atmanirbhar Uttar Pradesh Scheme, more than 60 lakh labourers and workers were being employed in various works.
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