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New Delhi : PM Narendra Modi on June 26, 2020, inaugurated ‘Aatma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan’ through video conferencing from here. Under this, local entrepreneurship will be promoted along with providing employment opportunities to migrant workers. Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister Modi stressed that until a vaccine is found, maintaining ‘Do Gaj ki Doori’ and covering the face with the mask are the best precautions.
The PM expressed satisfaction on the manner in which Uttar Pradesh has turned the disaster into an opportunity and the way people were engaged during this pandemic. He said that the way the state handled the situation in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented and is praiseworthy. He lauded the contribution of doctors, parameds, sanitation staff, police, ASHAs, Anganwadi workers, banks and post offices, transport services, workers in UP.
The PM lauded the Government of UP for making efforts to bring back the migrant labour belonging to the state by facilitating hundreds of Shramik Express Trains. He said that more than 30 lakh migrant labour from all over the country returned to their villages in UP in the last few weeks. He said that the Chief Minister of UP understood the seriousness of the situation and his government worked on a war footing.
The Prime Minister praised the UP government for their unprecedented work in ensuring that the poor don’t go hungry. He said the UP Government acted very promptly in providing free rations to the poor and the migrant labour under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. This was provided to even those without ration cards. He said that in addition to this, about Rs 5,000 crore were also directly transferred to the Jan Dhan account of 75 Lakh poor women of Uttar Pradesh.
The Prime Minister said that Uttar Pradesh is also leading in the campaign to take India on the path of Aatma Nirbhar at a fast pace as well as in the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan. He added that under the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan many works are being started in villages to increase the income of the workers. He said that out of this, about 60 lakh people are being given employment in MSMEs under the schemes related to rural development. He said that apart from this, an amount of Rs 10,000 crore has been allocated under Mudra Yojana for providing self-employment to thousands of people. The PM said that UP will benefit immensely as clusters of industries are being created to promote local products across the country under the Aatma Nirbhar Rojgar Abhiyan, according to a PIB release.
The PM highlighted the recent reforms announced in Agriculture where in the farmers were freed from various shackles under the law. He said that now the farmers are free to sell their produce anywhere in India and can set their price at the time of sowing itself. He said that in just three years more than 30 lakh pucca houses have been built for the poor, UP has been declared free from open defecation, and UP Government has given government jobs to 3 lakh youth in a transparent manner.
The PM interacted with various beneficiaries and stakeholders viz, Vineeta Pal, who leads a Self Help Group in Gonda, Tilak Ram, a beneficiary of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana from Bahraich district, Amarendra Kumar, an entrepreneur from Sant Kabir Nagar district, on their experiences. He also interacted with various migrant labou like Kurbaan Ali, a returnee from Mumbai, Nagendra Singh from district Gorakhpur, and Deepu from Jalaun district.