Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav asserted that his government had taken various decisions to directly benefit the people particularly the villagers, labourers, and poor persons. He claimed that none of the other governments could compete with his government as far as `development’ is concerned.
``We always thought of how to benefit the common man hence my government had taken various steps to facilitate the farmers, poor, labour and all other downtrodden section of the society’, asserted Yadav. He was addressing soon after presenting ``Swaym Award-2016’ to achievers who made social changes in rural areas through their own initiatives. ``My government is working in good connection with the rural sectors”, added Yadav while speaking here at Indira Gandhi Pratisthan on Wednesday afternoon.
Yadav said that without the welfare of the villagers and farmers, no one could even think of happiness of the society of the country. ``Samajwadi Party had fulfilled the requirement like water, electricity, road, irrigation facility, education, health etc in all the villages so that people living in the rural areas could get similar essential services which the Urban people are getting now for several years”, Yadav said while adding that how his government in promoting food processing units so that farmers could get higher benefit of their yields.
Reminding the people of how Agra-lucknow Expressway or Metro was brought by his government in a record time, Yadav said that they were creating Markets and other facilities all along the Expressway and other highways so that farmers could get direct purchaser which would facilitate them better return in comparison to what they get through local buyers for their crops. He also said that over 55 poor families were getting benefit of Samjwadi Pension Scheme, besides Rs 3.05 lakh given for constructing `lohia Awas’. He also reminded the people of how his government connected Moradabad-Sambhal, Bareilly-Haldwani, Babatpur-Bhadohi, Bareilly-Badaun and 50 other district head-quarters with four lane highways. He claimed that the people in rural areas are now getting 18-hours of power supply. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was also signed between principal secretary (Mahila and Bal Kalyan Vibhag), Renuka Kumar and the director of Swaym Foundation for women empowerment.