Varanasi: Along with getting cold, the political mercury of Purvanchal has also started heating up. In Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of the Prime Minister (PM), which is called the capital of politics in Purvanchal, the color of the UP Assembly election has started rising. Most of the political parties are looking at the voters through the prism of caste and religion, while the voters have made up their mind to vote on the basis of development and good governance. Many schemes like Prime Minister and Chief Minister’s pension, housing, Ayushman Bharat, Ujjwala, are bringing light in their lives.
From 2017 to 2022, the present government of Uttar Pradesh has worked as a support for the people by benefiting from many schemes. Expensive treatment in serious illness can now be done by every poor. Under Ayushman Bharat, there are 343152 golden card holders in the present government of the state (2017-2022). In which 87168 people have got treatment. Whereas under the Chief Minister Jan Arogya Yojana, the golden card holder is 47354 and 1994 people have got treatment.
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Free electricity connection to 2,50,110 people
The government has set up houses of 1826 people under the Chief Minister’s mass marriage scheme. Under the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister’s Housing Scheme, 46,072 people have got roofs and 2,43,279 people have toilets in the city and rural areas. By giving free electricity connections to 2,50,110 people, he has spread light in the houses and 6,00,383 people have become ration card holders. Under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, 1,48,760 women have got rid of smoke by giving gas cylinders. At the same time, 85,279 people of self-help groups have been made self-reliant by providing benefits. About 2.673 lakh families have got benefits under MNREGA. In which 0.901 crore man-days are created.
Old age pension now raised to 1,000
Many schemes of the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister are making life simple and easy by adding color to the lives of the people. The old age pension beneficiaries are 86,298, the old age pension has been increased from Rs 400 per month to 1,000 now. Destitute women pension increased from 500 per month to 1,000 per month to 5,9491 people after the death of husband. There are 23,907 beneficiaries of Divyang Pension, increased from 300 per month to Rs 1,000. 1,06,980 tablets/smart phones are to be given to the students, while 1720 have been distributed to the people.
- Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, an amount of Rs.392.42 crore has been distributed to 2,62,815 farmers.
- In the last four and a half years, the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Program (Khadi Village Industries) has disbursed a total loan of Rs 3879.00 lakh to a total of 320 beneficiaries.
- Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Program (Industry Department) 03433.10 lakh loans were disbursed to a total of 280 beneficiaries.
- Chief Minister Yuva Rozgar A total of 227 beneficiaries were disbursed Rs 2474.70 lakh loan.
- One District One Product Margin Money Scheme: Rs 4117.20 lakh loan was disbursed to total 191 beneficiaries.
- Under Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojna, a total of 33460 beneficiaries were benefitted with Rs 448.64 lakh.