Lucknow, April 13 (IANS) The Yogi government in Uttar Pradesh has launched a significant initiative to turn schools into active centres of women empowerment. Under the Nari Shakti Vandan Abhiyan, a five-day special campaign will be organised across the state from April 16 to 20, focusing on building confidence, leadership qualities, and awareness among girl students.According to an order issued by the Additional Chief Secretary of Basic and Secondary Education, Parth Sarathi Sen Sharma, extensiv…
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Lucknow, April 5 (IANS) Taking a significant effort towards women’s emancipation and empowerment, the Uttar Pradesh government has launched a one of its kind scheme titled ‘Safe Mobility Program,’ centred around employment generation for female members of Self-Help Groups (SHGs).Under the programme, an army of female e-rickshaw pilots is being trained across the state to ensure safe, accessible, and dignified transportation for girls and women travelling to schools, workplaces, and other essenti…
Lucknow, Feb 17 (IANS) The Multipurpose Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (M-PACS), launched to strengthen the co-operative banking network and enhance outreach to grassroots workers, are yielding wide-ranging results in Uttar Pradesh. According to an official statement, more than 2 lakh new accounts have been opened in district cooperative banks, with deposits totalling around Rs 550 crore, thereby facilitating the integration of the rural economy with the formal banking system.A…
Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 11 (IANS) The Centre’s ‘Lakhpati Didi’ scheme is emerging as a powerful instrument of transformation for women in Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh district, with beneficiaries sharing stories of entrepreneurship, economic empowerment and renewed confidence, particularly among women from economically weaker, Dalit, and marginalised sections. Women associated with various self-help groups (SHGs) in the district credited the BJP’s double-engine government for providi…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) As the Yogi government is set to present its 10th Budget in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Finance Minister Suresh Khanna on Wednesday said the budget will focus on the principle of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’. He said the emphasis will remain on women, youth, farmers and deprived sections of society. Speaking to IANS, Khanna said, “The budget will emphasise everyone. The focus will be on women, youth, farmers and deprived sections of society. The Opposition should ext…
Prayagraj, Jan 5 (IANS) On the third day of the ongoing Magh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, devotees have been arriving at the Sangam ghats since early morning to take a holy dip at the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers. The 44-day-long Magh Mela began on January 3 at the Sangam in Prayagraj with the auspicious bath on Paush Purnima.IANS spoke to several devotees who expressed their spiritual enthusiasm and appreciation for the arrangements made by the administration.A dev…