Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday directed officials to provide an interim assistance of ₹2,000 to those left destitute by the coronavirus lockdown and ₹1,000 to those who do not have ration cards to get foodgrains.
He also asked officials to provide ₹5,000 for the last rites of a destitute person. During a meeting to review the lockdown, he directed officials to ensure immediate treatment to destitute people having serious illness even if they are not covered under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana or the Mukhyamantri Jan Arogya Yojana, an official spokesman said.
A help of Rs2,000 should be extended as interim assistance besides making proper arrangement for their treatment, the chief minister told the officials.