Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Yogi Says Women's Respect and Self-Reliance Can Establish Ram Rajya
Yogi Adityanath spoke about the importance of respecting and protecting women.
He said women should also have the chance to support themselves.
At a school programme in Balrampur, he discussed efforts to help children attend school and learn.
He said schools have been given better facilities and that children receive school supplies and warm clothes.
He also described improvements such as smart classrooms and digital libraries.
The government, he said, puts some housing payments and gas connections in women's names.
He connected women's education and independence with a fairer, stronger society.
Yogi Adityanath said women's safety, respect and self-reliance are essential to establishing 'Ram Rajya.'
He spoke in Balrampur at a 'Shiksha ki Udaan' programme marking Shardiya Navratri and the International Day of the Girl Child.
The chief minister said girls' school dropout rates were high before 2017, citing inadequate toilets and drinking water at schools.
He said 1.60 crore children now receive two uniforms, bags, books, sweaters, shoes and socks annually, and that Operation Kayakalp is improving government schools.
He cited housing payments made in women's names, Ujjwala gas connections issued to women, and property ownership records benefiting more than ten million families.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressed the programme.
- What
- He spoke about women's respect, security and self-reliance, and government efforts to support education and women's ownership.
- When
- Sunday, on the first day of Shardiya Navratri and the International Day of the Girl Child.
- Where
- Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- To discuss women's dignity and empowerment, girls' education, and the government's related initiatives.
- Event
- Programme held under the 'Shiksha ki Udaan' initiative
- School support
- The chief minister said 1.60 crore children receive two uniforms, bags, books, sweaters, shoes and socks annually.
- School improvement
- Operation Kayakalp is improving government schools, including with better flooring, furniture, smart classrooms and digital libraries.
- Housing payments
- The government has decided that housing assistance under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana or Mukhya Mantri Awas Yojana will be credited in the name of the woman head of the household.
- Ujjwala Yojana
- Gas connections are being issued in women's names, according to Yogi Adityanath.
- Property records
- The Gharauni scheme has provided female members with ownership rights and benefited over ten million families, according to the chief minister.