Committed to the safety, security and self-reliance of women, the Yogi Adityanath government has done an exemplary work of giving maximum maternity benefits to the women workers during its tenure.
Under the Maternity, Child, and Girl Child Support Scheme, the state government has spent a total of Rs 1,50,62,31,864 on 92,185 women workers from December 28, 2018 to June 30, 2021. Under this, an amount of Rs 20,000 has been given on the birth of a baby boy and Rs 25,000 if a girl is born, a government spokesman said.
He said many financial benefits were being provided under this scheme of the Uttar Pradesh government.
“In the case of institutional delivery, a medical bonus of Rs 1,000 is given along with an amount equal to three months' salary at the rate of minimum wage fixed. Nutritious food is also provided for a maximum of two newborns of the registered construction workers,” the official said.
Male and female workers registered with the Uttar Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board are given a lump sum amount of Rs 20,000 and 25,000 on the birth of baby boy and girl, respectively. On the application made by the male workers, their wives are given a lump sum amount of Rs 6,000 as maternity benefit which was earlier given in two installments.
“After the Yogi government assumed office, as many as 61,535 beneficiaries have been benefited from April 1, 2017 to March, 2020 under the Maternity Benefit Scheme, with a total amount of Rs 5,96,712,785 being spent on it. Whereas, under Shishu Hitlabh Yojana, a total of 1,02,129 beneficiaries were directly benefited by spending a sum of Rs 1,32,36,32,000 till March 2020,” the official said.
The government, under Balika Madad Yojana, has given the benefit of Rs 17,23,01,005 to 8,912 beneficiaries.
In comparison to the previous governments, the work of giving maximum benefits to the workers has been done under the Yogi government.
“Due to this, there has been a continuous improvement in their standard of living. Along with their financial condition, the beneficiaries have also got the benefit of social security,” the official said.