Lucknow, Aug. 28 -- : Schemes could not reach remote areas in the past but the residents of those places were getting jobs now, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said at a programme at Lok Bhavan where appointment letters were distributed to 2,425 mukhya sevikas and 13 pharmacists.

The selection of girls of the Tharu tribe is a living example of the fairness of the recruitment process, he said. The programme was organised under the aegis of the women and child development department.

The chief minister noted that during the distribution of appointment letters, he saw the youth of districts like Azamgarh, Amroha, Shamli, Lucknow, Kanpur, Agra, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Prayagraj got opportunities.

"At the same time, girls of the Tharu tribe wer...