Varanasi: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath handed out approval letters to beneficiaries of the Jankalyan Shivir, street vendors and various welfare schemes on the occasion of the successful completion of 12 years of Central govt, at the Girijadevi Sanskritik Sankul auditorium in Chaukaghat area. He provided certificates to street vendors Pramila Devi (handicraft), Raju (icecream) and Deepak Kumar Barnwal (tea stall) and gave a cheque of Rs. 50,000 to Baby Maurya who sets up a stall of readymade clothes under the PM Sva Nidhi Yojana, credit card of Rs. 30,000 to Kanhaiya who sets up a stall of cosmetic items, cheque of Rs. 4.5 lakh to Roshni Kumari who runs a boutique centre under the CM Yuva Udyami Yojana, cheque of Rs. 2.5 lakh to Yashika Singh who runs a fast food stall and sewing machines and certificates to Lalita and Khushboo Jaiswal whose occupation is tailoring, under the Vishwakarma Shram Samman Yojana. Yogi said that till 2014, there was corruption, an atmosphere of distrust all around and a danger looming over the internal and border security, but under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India changed. Earlier, farmers were forced to suicide and talent of youth was not used for development of the state or country. Due to policies of previous governments, youth were disheartened and disappointed.He said govt’s commitment to effectively implementing public welfare schemes is manifest at many levels. Under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, the money is credited directly into everyone’s account. He described Swachh Bharat Mission as Prime Minister’s ambitious scheme and said that Modi worked to provide housing to the poor through the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Today, with Ayushman card, the poor are getting free treatment in hospitals. Mentioning the Covid-19 period, he said arrangements were made for free tests, free treatment, free vaccine and free ration. Within India, through the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, 80 crore people are being given free rations. The chief minister said global energy crisis has caused inflation to grow almost four times, but thanks to Modi, India stands strongly with its citizens.Yogi prayed to Baba Vishwanath and Maa Ganga for the health and long life of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also went for darshan and prayers to Shri Kalbhairav and Shri Kashi Vishwanath temples.
