Lucknow, Feb. 7 -- Lucknow's Ruby, the first beneficiary of the Yogi government's Zero Poverty Scheme, witnessed a life-changing moment on Thursday as her family took the first step out of poverty as the chief secretary handed over an employment offer letter from a Hinduja Group company to Ruby's husband Ram Sagar in his office. Through the Zero Poverty Scheme, 13.57 lakh families are being empowered with opportunities for a secure and self-reliant future.

Chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh stated that chief minister Yogi Adityanath launched the Zero Poverty Scheme to uplift families living at the lowest economic level in the state. Under this initiative, the government aims to identify 25 lakh families and provide them with the benefits ...