LUCKNOW, Aug. 31 -- In just ten months, the Yogi Adityanath government has identified 13.32 lakh of Uttar Pradesh's poorest families under the Zero Poverty Campaign, setting a new benchmark in poverty eradication. Of these, more than 3.72 lakh families are already receiving multidimensional benefits, underscoring the government's commitment to uplifting the underprivileged.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath first announced the campaign in his Independence Day address on August 15, 2024, and officially launched it on October 2, 2024. The mission aims to ensure that no family is left deprived of basic needs or social security, with a target to identify at least 25 ultra-poor families in every Gram Panchayat.
Each family is being linked to hous...