Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Yogi Adityanath to Open Gorakhpur Women’s Shelter, Inspect Juvenile Home
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is visiting Gorakhpur.
He will open a new shelter for women who need safety and support.
The shelter cost about ₹8 crore and can house 100 women.
It has rooms for sleeping, studying, eating and medical care.
He will also inspect a building being made for children who are involved in legal cases.
That home will provide care, education, health support and skills training.
It can hold 100 juveniles and is expected to be finished by February 2027.
The chief minister will also attend a religious storytelling event at Gorakhnath Temple.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is scheduled to inaugurate a ₹8.05-crore Government Women’s Shelter in Gorakhpur.
The shelter in Chargawan can accommodate 100 women and includes dormitories, study rooms, a creche, infirmary, dining hall, library and administrative facilities.
Adityanath will inspect a ₹14.87-crore Government Observation Home for juveniles being built nearby.
The juvenile facility will accommodate 100 children and include a separate block for the Juvenile Justice Board; completion is expected by February 2027.
The chief minister will also attend the opening of a seven-day Shrimad Bhagwat Katha at Gorakhnath Temple.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
- What
- He will inaugurate a Government Women’s Shelter, inspect a juvenile observation home under construction and attend a Shrimad Bhagwat Katha.
- When
- The article gives September 22, 2026 in its dateline and also refers to Wednesday, September 23, creating a date discrepancy.
- Where
- Chargawan near the Agriculture Department’s Seed Godown in Gorakhpur; the religious programme will be at Gorakhnath Temple.
- Why
- The shelter is intended to provide safe accommodation and support for vulnerable women, while the juvenile home is intended to provide care, protection, education, rehabilitation and related services to children in conflict with law.
- Women’s shelter cost
- ₹8 crore 5 lakh 42 thousand
- Women’s shelter capacity
- 100 women
- Shelter department
- Women Welfare Department
- Juvenile home cost
- ₹14 crore 87 lakh
- Juvenile home capacity
- 100 juveniles
- Expected completion
- February 2027
- Religious programme
- Seven-day Shrimad Bhagwat Katha at Gorakhnath Temple