Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that nodal officers would be appointed at the district level for women’s safety.
He also directed officials to inspect the ultrasound centres running in the state.
The Chief Minister said that the plan to link Janani Suraksha Yojana and Matri Vandana Yojana with Aadhaar was in process.
Yogi Adityanath said this during his meeting with Union Women’s Welfare Minister Smriti Irani, officials of the Central government and state officers here on Saturday.
The Chief Minister said that directives had been issued to link women beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana with a golden card. He asked the Health department officials to report correct figures of the beneficiaries to NITI Aayog.
Talking about the Anganwadi workers, Yogi Adityanath said his government had started making performance-based payments and this had solved half of the problems.
During the meeting, Smriti Irani reviewed the status of Poshan Abhiyaan in UP. She also spoke about the priorities of the Central government and her expectations from the state. She said special attention should be paid to drinking water arrangements and toilet facilities at Anganwadi centres.
The Union minister said malnourished children should get proper nutrition and calendars should be made for nutritious food and shared with public representatives.
Minister of State for Women and Child Development and Nutrition (Independent Charge) Swati Singh, Acting Chief Secretary RK Tiwari, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, SP Goel, Principal Secretary (Medical) Devesh Chaturvedi, Principal Secretary (Women Welfare) Monika S Garg and several senior officials were present in the meeting.
Meanwhile, during her visit to the state capital, Smriti Irani met Divisional Railway Manager of Lucknow division and reviewed the ongoing rail projects in her Amethi constituency.
The Union minister reviewed the Rs 550-crore rail projects in Amethi that are to be completed by the end of 2020, including doubling of Rae Bareli-Amethi rail section.