Ambedkar Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 9 (HBTV): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday announced that the Akbarpur bus stand in Ambedkar Nagar will be renamed as Shravan Dham bus stand.

'Akbarpur bus stand will be renamed as Shravan Dham Bus Stand, and Tanda bus stand will be renamed after the late Jai Ram Varma. This naming is an effort to honour the cultural and historical significance of Shravan Dham,' the Chief Minister said at a public event in Ambedkar Nagar.

He also said the recruitment process for government jobs in the state has been completely overhauled, alleging that such jobs were previously being auctioned under the Samajwadi Party government.

'Government jobs here were being auctioned before 2017 under the previous government. One family was heavily involved in this act. The whole state was witnessing this drama. But now, based on merit, youngsters are getting jobs,' he said.

The Chief Minister also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 194 development projects worth INR 1,184 crore.

'A total of 11,690 farmer families will benefit through over INR 500 crore being distributed under the Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Bima Yojana. This year, all families of farmers affected by disasters will receive a token assistance of INR 5 lakh each from the UP government. Today, this amount will be directly transferred to the bank accounts of all 431 such families,' he added.

Earlier on Sunday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah distributed appointment letters to 60,244 Civil Police Constables of Uttar Pradesh Police in Lucknow.

(ANI)