LUCKNOW, Aug. 23 -- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, fulfilling the responsibility of a brother, gave four major gifts to 3.54 lakh Rasoiyas ahead of Raksha Bandhan, around 93% of whom are women. CM made the announcement at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan on Sunday.
He said that Rasoiyas will now receive an honorarium of Rs 3,000 instead of Rs 2,000. In case of an incident or accident, Rasoiyas and their families will receive assistance of Rs 2 lakh through State Bank of India, along with free cashless health coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh annually. In addition, the amount provided for uniforms has also been doubled from Rs 500 to Rs 1,000.
CM said that nine years ago, honorarium of Rasoiyas was Rs 1,000 and even that was sometimes paid and sometim...