Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered prayers to Maa Chandraghanta on the third day of Sharadiya Navratri. Highlighting the significance of the occasion, the Chief Minister wrote on X that every initiative of the double-engine government is dedicated to ensuring women’s dignity, self-respect and a life of honour.
The government has also ensured lifelong free bus travel for women above the age of 60 and provided social security through old-age pensions.
The Chief Minister said the government’s initiatives range from protecting the lives of girl children and raising awareness about education through Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, to supporting their bright future through the Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana and ensuring dignity in marriage through the Mukhyamantri Samuhik Vivah Yojana. The Chief Minister said that every initiative of the double-engine government is dedicated to ensuring women’s dignity, self-respect and a life of honour. Embracing this spirit, the state’s double-engine government, under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is setting new benchmarks in women’s empowerment through good governance. These initiatives also include supporting motherhood through the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, providing relief from smoke through the Ujjwala Yojana, safeguarding women’s dignity through the construction of household toilets under the Izzat Ghar initiative, and granting property rights through Gharauni.
