COVID-19: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said that no labourer in the state will have employment problems. He said that the government is in a position to provide immediate employment to 15 lakh people.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has assured that there was no dearth of employment opportunities in the state and the government was in a situation to provide employment to 15 lakh people. In an interview to The Indian Express, CM Yogi said that the government has already provided jobs to nearly 1.5 lakh people and instructions have been given to prepare an action plan for the post-lockdown period which will end on May 3.
He said that Uttar Pradesh was reeling under unemployment before 2017, but after the BJP formed the government, the scenario changed.
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“When we made efforts after forming the government, there was a lot of employment generation. The workers, who you are saying will lead to increase in unemployment, will also get employment here. There is no dearth of possibilities. There are challenges but we also have many opportunities,” he said.
The Chief Minister said that no labourer in Uttar Pradesh will have employment problems.
“During lockdown itself, the government has provided direct and indirect employment to more than 1.5 lakh people through doorstep delivery. We are in a position to provide immediate employment to 15 lakh people,” the Chief Minister added.
Source: Financial Express
