Urging people in Uttar Pradesh to collectively pledge to end malpractices like child marriage and dowry, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Monday that by becoming a part of mass marriages, every person should contribute towards curbing social evils existing in society.
The Yogi government in the state, continuing its thrust on pro-women, pro-rural, and pro-poor initiatives, organised another ‘mass marriage’ (Samoohik Vivah) in Gorakhpur, under the “Mukhyamantri Samoohik Vivah Yojana.” The chief minister, while extending his best wishes and blessings to over 1,000 couples who tied the knot during the event, said, “The mass marriage scheme implemented in 2017 was to ensure that daughters from financially weaker sections are married in a respectable manner. Under this, an amount of Rs 31,000 was first fixed for the marriage of each couple and then it was increased to Rs 51,000. So far, about two lakh marriages have been successfully conducted.”
CM Yogi went on to say that the double-engine government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is working with dedication and honesty to benefit all sections of society without discrimination.”The mantra of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, given by PM Modi in 2014, is visible in the state today,” he said.
