{
  "id": 15436895,
  "title": "Women’s Lives Being Transformed Through Safety, Dignity, Empowerment And Prosperity: UP CM Yogi Adityanath",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/womens-lives-being-transformed-through-safety-dignity-empowerment-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T15:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/uttar-pradesh/womens-lives-being-transformed-through-safety-dignity-empowerment-and-prosperity-up-cm-yogi-adityanath"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has highlighted the transformative impact of safety, dignity, empowerment, and prosperity on women's lives in the state. Speaking on Ashtami of Sharadiya Navratri, the Chief Minister offered prayers to Maa Mahagauri, a symbol of peace, purity, and compassion, on his social media platform X. He emphasized that true social progress can only be achieved when every mother is healthy and safe, every daughter receives proper nutrition, and every woman leads a self-reliant life with dignity.\n\nUnder the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the state's double-engine government has actively involved women in Uttar Pradesh's progress. By expanding opportunities for their safety, dignity, nutrition, education, and economic self-reliance, the government has positioned women as active partners on the path to development.\n\nAddressing the shortcomings of the pre-2017 government, CM Adityanath pointed out that the system responsible for ensuring children's nutrition was being undermined by mafia interference. After the formation of the double-engine government, the responsibility for producing and distributing take-home rations was transferred to women from self-help groups, enhancing transparency and fostering their economic independence. This initiative has significantly improved nutrition services and strengthened the fight against malnutrition across the state.\n\nRecognizing the crucial role of Anganwadi workers in laying the foundation for children's nutrition and early education, the government increased their monthly honorarium from ₹3,000 to ₹12,000. Additionally, health insurance benefits have been provided to strengthen their health, security, and social welfare.\n\nIn dairy production, more than 4 lakh women across 31 districts are associated with companies like Balinee, Samarthya, Kashi, Baba Gorakhnath, and Srijani. By transforming dairy production into a lucrative means of income generation, entrepreneurship, and self-reliance, these women are bolstering the rural economy. The BC Sakhi initiative in every gram panchayat has played a pivotal role in empowering women and promoting financial inclusion in rural areas.\n\nWith the blessings of Maa Mahagauri, the lives of women in the state are now illuminated by safety, dignity, empowerment, and prosperity. As a result of these efforts, more than 1.20 crore women in Uttar Pradesh are now writing a new chapter of self-reliance through self-help groups, converting their hard work and skills into regular income and economic prosperity, ensuring enhanced well-being for their families. The Chief Minister concluded by stating, \"Sashakt Nari, Samridh Uttar Pradesh\" – empowered women and a prosperous Uttar Pradesh.",
  "summary": "Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered prayers to Maa Mahagauri on Ashtami of Sharadiya Navratri. Describing Maa Mahagauri as a symbol of peace, purity and compassion, the Chief Minister wrote on his social media account ‘X’ on Sunday that the worship of Maa Mahagauri reminds us that true social progress is possible only when every mother is healthy and safe, every daughter receives…",
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}