Emphasising the welfare of women in the state, the Yogi Adityanath-led Bharatiya Janata Party government has been working to empower them and reduce their drudgery through door-to-door tap water supply under the Har Ghar Jal Yojana.
On the lines of the Ujjwala Yojana launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2016, the Yogi Adityanath government in UP has swung into action to further give pace to the implementation of the Har Ghar Nal scheme to bring relief to the parched homes.
Aimed at improving the implementation of the Har Ghar Nal scheme, in pursuance of the directives issued by the chief minister, real-time monitoring and progress of the scheme will be done at fixed regular intervals.
Through dozens of women-centric schemes implemented by the Central and state governments, not only the self-reliance and economical empowerment of women is being ensured, but also their decades-long struggles are gradually coming to an end.
After review by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Jal Shakti Department has intensified the work for providing piped water through Har Ghar Jal Yojana in about 43,909 villages of the state, including areas in Bundelkhand and Vindhya, under Jal Jeevan Mission on a war footing.
As a result of the monitoring being done by the chief minister, so far as many as 40,86,991 functional household tap connections (FHTC) have been given in the state.
According to the Jal Shakti department, employment opportunities in large numbers are also being provided to the rural women under the Har Ghar Nal scheme. Under the scheme, a target has been set to provide employment to more than 1.5 crore people in rural areas. Till August 4, more than 1.85 lakh women in the state have completed their water-testing training.
Moreover, the trained women have completed the testing of more than 10 lakh water samples. In addition, about 4.57 lakh women have to be trained to test water samples. Along with this, 7,56,522 jobs are being created directly in the state through the scheme, under which plumbers, fitters, operators and security guards will be hired on a contract basis. Free of cost training will also be given to the people before the hiring.