The Social Welfare Department of Yogi Government empowering every section of the state

Lucknow| Yogi government is running various schemes to help every section of the state including the poor, deprived, women and elderly. The benefits of these schemes are being given to everyone across the state without any discrimination. Yogi government is working under ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’.

About five crore needy people have taken advantage of various schemes of the Social Welfare Department. For this, the government has spent more than 40 thousand crores in the last six years, which shows that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath always stands like a trouble-shooter for the people of the state.

Director of Social Welfare Kumar Prashant said that as per the intention of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a continuous campaign is being run to provide benefits to the schemes even to the person standing at the last position. Through the campaign, benefits are being given to 11 different schemes of the department. Under this, benefits were given to 4,86,38,827 needy beneficiaries between the last six years 2018-19 to 23-24. For this, Rs 40,667 crore was spent by the Yogi government.

He said that under the National Old Age Pension Scheme of the department, pension is given to the elderly every month. Under the scheme, funds amounting to Rs 25,09,730 lakh were disbursed to 3,62,57,918 beneficiaries in the last six years. Similarly, under the National Family Benefit Scheme, a lump sum financial assistance of Rs 30,000 is provided to the head of the family living below the poverty line. Under this, financial assistance of Rs 2,03,326 lakh was provided to 6,77,755 families.

Director Kumar Prashant said that on the instructions of CM Yogi, every needy person is being screened and given the benefits of the schemes. Under the Chief Minister Mass Marriage Scheme, marriage programs are conducted by the department as per the customs of different communities and religions. Under the scheme, 3,67,652 couples were married. Yogi government has spent Rs 1,84,030 lakh for this. Apart from this, scholarship is given to Scheduled Caste and General Category students under the Scholarship and Fee Reimbursement Scheme. Under the Purvadasham Scholarship Distribution Scheme, scholarships worth Rs 47,308 lakh were distributed to 19,85,389 Scheduled Caste students and Rs 17,202 lakh to 6,38,669 general category students.

Similarly, under the Post-Tenth Scholarship and Fee Reimbursement Scheme, scholarships worth Rs 4,84,405 lakh were distributed to 51,96,409 Scheduled Caste students and Rs 3,43,088 lakh to 30,60,875 general category students. At the same time, assistance is provided to Scheduled Caste persons oppressed by atrocities under the Financial Assistance Scheme.

Under the scheme, assistance of Rs 1,29,568 lakh was provided to 1,35,030 families. Not only this, pre-examination training centers are being run by the Yogi government. Under this, 5,103 students took advantage of the scheme. 2,913 lakhs were spent for this.

Scheduled Caste hostels are being operated by the department across the state. It has been availed by 53,862 students in the last six years. 18,670 lakhs have been spent for this. Apart from this, Jai Prakash Narayan Sarvodaya Vidyalaya (formerly Government Ashram System School) is being operated across the state. It was availed by 2,01,693 beneficiaries in the last six years. Yogi government spent Rs 18,670 lakh on this item.

Mukhyamantri Abhyudaya Yojana was availed by 51,608 beneficiaries in the last four years. Yogi government has spent Rs 4,666 lakh for this. At the same time, maintenance of parents and senior citizens and old age homes are being operated in Uttar Pradesh. 6,864 people have benefited from it in one year. 6,193 lakhs have been spent for this.

Yogi government formed Uttar Pradesh Transgender Welfare Board to connect the transgenders of the state with the mainstream. Through this, campaigns and various programs are being organized across the state to protect the rights of transgenders.