Mission 2019: Yogi government announces pension for destitutes

Ahead of the crucial 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the Yogi Adityanath government has announced to provide pension to all the destitute people in Uttar Pradesh.

This would also include homeless and nomadic saints and sadhus, who have no permanent place to live and are generally on the move.

According to sources, the Adityanath cabinet would meet in Prayagraj (Allahabad) either on January 28 or 29 and put its seal of approval on the proposal, which is likely to benefit almost a million sadhus in the state.

The state government would hold special camps across the state till January 30 to