Bijli Sakhis’ collect over Rs 1120 crore in bills in UP, earning Rs 14.6 crore in commission
Modeled after the successful 'Banking Sakhi' concept, this initiative is designed to generate employment opportunities for rural women.
Uttar Pradesh observed its Foundation day on Tuesday, where Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath focused a series of policies to help the State progress on all fronts.
In a message, President Draupadi Murmu greeted the people of UP saying that the State has been presenting the ideal of culture, literature, art, politics and social change.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar also greeted the people on the State Foundation Day. He wished that the State set new milestones on the path of continued prosperity and greater progress.
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In a tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that in the last few years the development of the state has attracted everyone’s attention.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who wished the people of UP, said that the State is moving forward on the path of progress by taking Modi ji’s welfare schemes and development policies down to the bottom.
Defence Minister and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh tweeted that the people of UP are known in the country and abroad for their art-culture and hard work.
BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda Nadda said that under the guidance of PM Narendra Modi and the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the state is setting new benchmarks of development and prosperity in every field.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur wrote that the Yogi Government of the State has strengthened the vision of new UP by skillfully implementing all the public welfare schemes taken under the able leadership of PM Modi.
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