Prayagraj: Taking a jibe at his rivals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that women are happy with the government’s decision to raise the age of marriage to 21, but it is hurting some people. Is. Addressing a rally here, Modi said that out of 30 lakh houses given under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, 25 lakh are registered in the name of women in Uttar Pradesh. He said this reflects the government’s commitment to “true empowerment of women”.
“The Center has tried to raise the age of marriage from 18 years to 21 years so that girls get opportunities to study and grow. But who is suffering because of this, everyone is watching this.” Targeting the erstwhile Samajwadi Party (SP) government of the state, Modi said, “Five years ago, ‘goons’ used to be in power in the state, but Chief Minister Adityanath Yogi has brought those goons to their rightful place. “
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After transferring thousands of crores of rupees to the accounts of women beneficiaries through various schemes of the state government, the Prime Minister said, “Five years ago, the sisters and daughters here were the most troubled by goons in the state. It used to be difficult for them to get out on the road. Going to school and college was difficult. On going to the police station, the phone used to get the recommendation of the criminal. The Prime Minister said that under the Swamitva scheme, property papers are being given to the owner of the house by taking drone photographs of the houses across the country, in which priority is being given to the women of the houses.
He said that women are also being made equal partners for employment and out of the total loans received under Mudra Yojana, about 70 percent loans have been given to women. He said that Self Help Groups are actually National Help Groups. The Prime Minister transferred an amount of Rs 1,000 crore to the accounts of two lakh women belonging to 1,60,000 self-help groups here. Along with this, an amount of more than 20 crore rupees was transferred in the account of one lakh one thousand beneficiaries under the Chief Minister Sumangala Yojana. On this occasion, the Prime Minister also inaugurated 202 ‘Take Home Ration Plants’ for 45 districts of the state.
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Before his address, the Prime Minister interacted with BC (Banking Correspondent) sakhis, women of self-help groups and beneficiaries of Kanya Sumangala Yojana. Referring to this conversation, he said, “We have a saying here that proof is not needed to prove what is apparent.” He said that the work that has been done for the development and empowerment of women in Uttar Pradesh is being seen by the whole country. He said that due to Sumangala Yojana, the sex ratio has improved a lot in the state. The Prime Minister said, “Maternal health in poor families has been a cause of concern.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana, Rs 5,000 is deposited in the account of women during pregnancy so that women can take proper care of their health during pregnancy. So far, about Rs 10,000 crore has been given to more than two crore sisters. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, Union Minister of State for Commerce Anupriya Patel, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, State Ministers Siddharth Nath Singh, Mahendra Singh, Rajendra Singh, Nand Gopal Gupta, Swati Singh, MPs Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Keshari Devi Patel , Mathura MP Hema Malini etc. (agency)