Keshav Maurya Special Employment Generation Day will be organized across the state on 12th October. PM Seva Sankalp Abhiyan, emphasis will be on employment and livelihood in villages.

Deputy Chief Minister Shri Maurya gave instructions to all the Chief Development Officers To work with full seriousness and responsibility to make the special employment generation day organized on 12th October a success. In those districts where the set targets have not yet been achieved, the work should be expedited by paying special attention to them. For this, regular review, on-site inspection and effective monitoring should be ensured by nominating a nodal officer. He said that the officers of the districts who have performed excellently will be honored in the program.

Shri Maurya said that in view of the huge population of Uttar Pradesh and the extensive needs of the rural areas, the state should move forward with the aim of achieving the first position in the country in the field of employment generation. VB-G Ram Ji Yojana, launched under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, is an important initiative towards strengthening the livelihood of rural families and providing employment opportunities in the villages itself. Under the scheme, with the aim of providing employment for 125 days, special attention should be given to providing work to eligible workers and ensuring payment of wages on time. He said that efforts are being made to provide permanent housing to poor families through Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Rural, rural connectivity through Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, economic empowerment to women of self-help groups through Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission and efforts are being made to provide skill training and employment opportunities to rural youth through Deendayal Upadhyaya Gramin Kaushalya Yojana. The integrated objective of these schemes is to strengthen the rural economy, increase the income of women and make the youth self-reliant.