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1.25 Crore Jobs In 125 Days: PM Modi Launches 'Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan' For Migrants Workers
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Uttar Pradesh, 26 Jun 2020 11:08 AM GMT
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The campaign seeks to promote local entrepreneurship, and partnerships with industry associations to provide employment to the state's workers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, June 26, launched 'Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rozgar Abhiyan' (ANUPRA), a 125-day campaign to provide employment to migrant workers and others in the state who lost their jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic.
PM Modi launched the scheme through video conferencing with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a virtual event.
आज जब दुनिया में कोरोना का इतना बड़ा संकट है, तब उत्तर प्रदेश ने जो साहस दिखाया, जो सूझबूझ दिखाई, जो सफलता पाई, जिस तरह कोरोना से मोर्चा लिया, जिस तरह स्थितियों को संभाला, वो अभूतपूर्व है, प्रशंसनीय है: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 26, 2020
The Prime Minister also interacted with villagers from six districts of Uttar Pradesh at the virtual launch.
अब आत्मनिर्भर भारत अभियान के तहत जब पूरे देश में ऐसे स्थानीय उत्पादों को बढ़ावा देने के लिए उद्योगों के क्लस्टर बनाए जा रहे हैं, तब उत्तर प्रदेश को बहुत अधिक लाभ होगा: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 26, 2020
The scheme has been undertaken as part of the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan which was announced by PM Modi on June 20. Covering 116 districts in six states, the programme is aimed at generating employment in backward regions of the country.
The 'ANUPRA' seeks to promote local entrepreneurship and partnerships with industry associations to provide employment to the state's workers.
It is expected to benefit 1.25 crore workers and labourers across 31 districts in Uttar Pradesh. The districts that would be covered under this scheme are Prayagraj, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Unnao, Amethi, Rae Bareli, Ayodhya, Deoria, Sultanpur, Ambedkar Nagar, Pratapgarh, Mirzapur, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Siddharthnagar, Gonda, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Azamgarh, Bahraich, Balrampur, Hardoi, Fatehpur, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Banda, Shravasti, Jalaun, Sitapur and Kaushambi.
"I have full belief that like Uttar Pradesh, other states will also bring this type of schemes," said PM Modi.
देखिए आज भी, जब अन्य राज्य कोरोना से लड़ाई में जूझ रहे हैं, यूपी ने अपने विकास के लिए इतनी बड़ी योजना शुरू कर दी है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 26, 2020
एक प्रकार से आपदा से बने हर अवसर को यूपी साकार कर रहा है।
एक बार फिर आप सभी को, रोज़गार के इन तमाम अवसरों के लिए बहुत-बहुत बधाई: PM @narendramodi
Speaking at the event, the PM Modi also lauded the Yogi Adityanath-led government's efforts. He said that the initiatives taken by the Uttar Pradesh government during COVID-19 pandemic have managed to save 85,000 lives.
जो मेहनत यूपी की सरकार ने की है, हम कह सकते हैं कि एक प्रकार से अब तक कम से कम 85 हजार लोगों का जीवन बचाने में वो कामयाब हुई है!
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 26, 2020
आज अगर हम अपने नागरिकों का जीवन बचा पा रहे हैं, तो ये भी बहुत संतोष की बात है: PM @narendramodi
आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी के संवेदनशील मार्गदर्शन से कोरोना की विभीषिका में भी उत्तर प्रदेश में "जीवन और जीविका" दोनों सुरक्षित हैं।
— Yogi Adityanath Office (@myogioffice) June 26, 2020
आज मा. प्रधानमंत्री जी द्वारा 'आत्मनिर्भर उत्तर प्रदेश रोजगार कार्यक्रम' का ऐतिहासिक आगाज हो रहा है।
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