At the four-day memorial festival dedicated to Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, the pioneer of Antyodaya and a key proponent of Integral Humanism, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath paid tribute and said, “Panditji’s vision is being realized today under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”
He remarked that the ideas Pandit Upadhyaya presented to India’s political leadership in the 1950s have now taken concrete shape through initiatives like Vocal for Local and SwadeshiHighlighting the achievements of his government, the Chief Minister said that under Prime Minister Modi’s leadership, the “impossible has been made possible”, whether it is the abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir, the construction of the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya, or providing free ration to 80 crore people. What was once thought unattainable has now become the strength of the nation. He added, “Guided by Pandit Deen Dayal’s mantra, India has risen to become the world’s fourth-largest economy and is on course to soon take the third position.Addressing the youth, the Chief Minister emphasized that this is the era of youth power, and Uttar Pradesh, with its vast young population, will drive India’s future progress.
He said, “Under the CM Yuva Scheme, the government is providing interest-free and collateral-free loans of up to ₹5 lakh. Since January, 70,000 young people have benefited, with a target to reach 1 lakh beneficiaries. Today, India’s youth are not only seeking jobs but are creating them through startups in IT, ODOP (One District, One Product), and even cow-based farming.”
He further assured that outsourced workers in any department across Uttar Pradesh will receive a guaranteed minimum honorarium of ₹16,000 to ₹20,000.
