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CM transfers Rs 1,000 each to bank accounts of 2L daily wage earners

Aiming to provide relief to the poor suffering due to the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday transferred a total of Rs 230 crore to the bank accounts of 23 lakh daily wage earners at the rate of Rs 1,000 per beneficiary.

“Be it the dream of building a house, proper treatment of illness, cost of education or the need of financial help in any mishap, the state government is there with you at every step,” the chief minister said, adding that the labourer brothers had made a significant contribution with their complete dedication and hard work in realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of a Self-reliant India.

Ensuring the lives and livelihood of these daily wage earners as well as their social security, Yogi Adityanath said, his government had ensured that the district magistrates and district police chiefs distributed the wedding invitations of the workers’ daughters who did not have the support from their close relatives.”
He said that in the last one-and-half years, when the entire world was grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic, Uttar Pradesh had managed to bring the situation under control through collective efforts of the government and its people.
“UP has a total population of about 25 crore, and today, states with half of UP’s population are recording as many new COVID-19 cases on a daily basis as we have in total. The state has the best recovery rate in the entire country while the positivity rate is the lowest,” he said.

Yogi also appealed to the people of the state to get vaccinated and follow the Covid protocols set by the government, as these were the only steps to keep the spread of the deadly coronavirus under control. To make sure more and more workers get the benefit of efforts being made for the safety of workers, Yogi has launched a web portal, www.upssb.in. He said that the beneficiaries, including small shopkeepers, daily wage labourers, rickshaw/e-rickshaw pullers, porters, barbers, washer men, cobblers, confectioners must get themselves registered on the website.

This registration will help the state government to make arrangements for their safety. Every labourer, whether in the organised or unorganised sector, general worker or expressway worker, would be given annual insurance of Rs 5,00,000 by the state government with just a registration. The work of providing insurance cover is being done with full commitment.

Referring to the COVID-19 first wave, the chief minister said that UP’s efforts to secure the lives and livelihoods of 40 lakh migrant workers was today the subject of study in all institutions around the world. During the first wave of COVID-19 outbreak, the Yogi government had made all arrangements, whether it was for providing ration cards and monthly allowance, or making arrangements of food and basic necessities.

At an event held at his official residence, the chief minister provided symbolic cheques to five workers and interacted with workers from different districts virtually. He interacted with Atul from Hamirpur, Mithilesh from Varanasi, Praveen Mishra from Kanpur, Kuldeep from Meerut and Rashid Ali from Jhansi, and inquired about their work, home and family before taking feedback on the government schemes. He also appealed to them to get all their colleagues registered on the portal. They thanked the chief minister for all the support they got in their basic needs like marriage of their daughters, education of their children and free ration for their families.

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