Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yogi Adityanath is the current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Adityanath, also the Mahant (chief priest) of the Gorakhnath Math, Gorakhpur, has been sitting at the helm of state affairs since 2017 when the saffron party stormed to power with a brute majority, dethroning then ruling Samajwadi Party. In this election, the BJP has fielded him from the Gorakhpur Sadar seat. He is running for MLA for the first time. Adityanath was sworn in as the Chief Minister of the country's most populous state on March 19 in 2017. He was then a member of Lok Sabha, representing the Gorakhpur constituency. He won from Gorakhpur constituency in every Lok Sabha election held since 1998 before being given the responsibility to lead a state where politics mostly revolved around caste and religion for decades. Under Adityanath's rule, Uttar Pradesh saw a massive infrastructure development push, a boost in economic activities and improvement in the law-and-order situation. Known for his outspoken attitude, Adityanath has been a prominent campaigner for the BJP in elections. The BJP is banking on the development works undertaken by the Adityanath government and the leader's charisma in the run-up to the high-stakes assembly polls in 2022. Adityanath in his rallies has been pitching for another term to the saffron party, highlighting that the BJP government has worked towards making UP bhrashtachar mukt, bhaya mukt, danga mukt, gaddha mukt aur andhkaar mukt (free of corruption, fear, riots, potholes and darkness) in the last five years.
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The Yogi Adityanath government has imposed a ban on the transfer of all officers and employees in Uttar Pradesh in view of the corona pandemic.
Currently, the scheme provides employment to around 20 lakh rural poor per day in the state, the CM said in a video conference with gram rozgar sevaks, hired on contract for the implementation of the scheme.
The government spokesman said that the amendment made by the state government -- Uttar Pradesh Epidemic Disease Covid-19 Regulations, 2020 -- will be implemented at the earliest.
The Yogi Adityanath government is planning to set up a new investment promotion and facilitation agency that will focus on bringing new investments and creating employment.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath congratulated workers and labourers of the state on the occasion of International Labour Day on Friday, saying that workers have a significant contribution to the development.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that any worker or labourer from the state who is stranded in any other state amid the strict lockdown in place, can use their ration cards to avail benefits.
After a series of incidents of attack on coronawarriors, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday warned that those who attack doctors on COVID-19 duty will be charged under Gangster Act.
Opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh have asked the BJP government in the state to reconsider the decision of putting on hold increment in dearness allowance (DA) for its 16 lakh employees due to continued lockdown following the coronavirus outbreak.
As the graph of coronavirus cases continue to rise in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to ensure geo-tagging of all shelter homes in the state, on the lines of the community kitchens.
Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday decided to suspend six types of allowances including DA (Dearness Allowance) being provided to the UP government employees and pensioners. These allowances will now remain suspended for a period between January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked senior officials to start working towards creating employment opportunities for about 15 lakh persons in the next six months and strengthen the economy.
The Uttar Pradesh government will allow other states to take their stranded residents home if they wished, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday.
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to give major relief to all industrial and commercial institutions during the ongoing lockdown, by waiving off interest on the amount payable by these establishments under all heads from March 22 to June 30.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yog Adityanath on Tuesday asked the state's medical authorities to promote plasma therapy for the treatment of COVID-19 patients after examining its efficacy.
The Noida Authority has sealed Sector 55 Block B after a coronavirus positive was found in the area. A few days ago, the district administration had sealed Sector 37, Sector 30 along with several others were coronavirus positive patients surfaced.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's father Anand Singh Bisht was cremated on Tuesday on the banks of the Ganga at Phoolchatti in Uttarakhand's Pauri Garhwal district.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who lost his father today, said he wanted to meet him in his final moments. Yogi, infact, could not even attend his funeral. Despite longing to meet his ailing father, the chief minister decided to not venture out, in view of the massive coronavirus crisis in the country.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, whose father Anand Sigh Bisht, died on Monday, will not be attending his funeral. The Chief Minister has taken this decision amid the coronavirus fight that the state is fighting to contain the spread of the virus.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that all children, who have been brought by buses from Kota in Rajasthan, should be put in home quarantine.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said he has urged his Maharashtra counterpart to take strict action against the culprits involved in the lynching of three men in Palghar district.
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