Lucknow, April 14 -- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said the 'Zero Poverty' Mission in Uttar Pradesh will be named after Bharat Ratna Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar and the initiative, set to launch later this month, aims to lift every underprivileged and deprived individual above the poverty line.
While addressing a gathering organized by the Ambedkar Mahasabha, marking Dr Ambedkar's 134th birth anniversary, the CM said, "Inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision, the Zero Poverty programme aims to ensure that no underprivileged person is left without access to basic amenities and government welfare schemes."
On this occasion, he also released a commemorative souvenir.
Yogi said, "Over the past eight years, extensive efforts hav...