Gorakhpur, Sept. 17 -- Stating that 1.10 crore senior citizens, destitute women and persons with disabilities are being provided an annual pension of Rs.12,000, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said the pension amount and the number of beneficiaries will increase soon.

He reiterated the government will provide jobs to one lakh youth in the next six months. Of these, 77,000 recruitments will be made only in the police and home guards departments. This process will begin on September 19 with the issuing of advertisements.

He was addressing a gathering on Wednesday after inaugurating and laying the foundation stones for 119 projects of Gorakhpur Development Authority, rural engineering department and the Gorakhpur Municipal Corp...