VARANASI, March 12 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said an employment zone will be built in every district in the name of Iron Man Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

He announced that Rs.1 lakh each will be provided as financial assistance to all brides under the 'Mukhyamantri Samoohik Vivah Yojana' (mass marriage programme).

He was addressing a gathering at the marriage of 1001 couples under the Mukhyamantri Samoohik Vivah Yojana' organized at Shahi Qila in Jaunpur on Wednesday.

The chief minister, who also showered flowers on the newlyweds, said that the mass marriage programme gives new heights to PM Modi's 'Sabka Saath-Sabka Vikas' slogan.

The chief minister also visited Varanasi where he inspected the under-construction int...