LUCKNOW, Sept. 6 -- In a Teachers' Day gift, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday announced the cashless medical treatment facility for all the government teachers of the state. This decision will directly benefit about nine lakh teachers, the chief minister said at a programme at the Lok Bhavan auditorium here.

Besides teachers of the primary, upper primary, secondary, government aided schools and colleges, the decision will cover shiksha mitras, instructors and cooks.

"Now, teachers and their families will not have to face a financial crisis in case of an illness or emergency," he said, calling the decision a "symbol of the government's gratitude towards the contribution of teachers".

The chief minister gave away state awards to ...