The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath has expressed grief to the families of government officials who were killed on election duty during the panchayat polls in the state. Moreover, he has also declared financial aid and jobs for the kin of these people.
Times Now’s Shehzad Poonawalla reports that in a recently conducted meeting, the Chief Minister has also directed his officials to follow a humanitarian approach while offering jobs to the kin of the deceased officials.
The UP government has also decided to create a special taskforce to take care of the children who lost their parents due to COVID-19.
Uttar Pradesh government extended financial aid to construction workers amid lockdown.
While addressing a press conference, UP CM Yogi Adityanath said, “The State government had decided to extend help to those people whose livelihood has been affected due to COVID-19. In this context, in the first phase, more than 11 lakh construction workers in the state have been provided Rs 1,000 each in their accounts.”