Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched "Nirbhaya - Ek Pahal" programme under Mission Shakti – Phase-III in Lucknow on September 29, 2021.  While launching the programme,  Adityanath said that under the programme, 75,000 women would get connected with state banks, get loans at cheaper interest rates & get benefits of state subsidies under PM Mudra Yojana for 3 months. Besides this, the state will also distribute free gas connections to women under the Ujjwala 2.0 programme. 

The Chief Minister highlighted that "There was an atmosphere of chaos before 2017, when families used to be apprehensive of their daughters and sisters venturing out of the house.   We first introduced anti-Romeo squads to combat the issue. Through our initiatives, we achieved many goals," the UP CM said. Listing the achievements of women in Uttar Pradesh, Adityanath said, "The UP police force had the negligible number of women personnel before 2017. We now have 30,000 female constables... Women can boost the work of readymade garments and we want UP to become a hub of this. If we can provide them with required supplies, they will leave Vietnam and China behind."

On September 14, the UP government informed that it has provided free legal advice, counselling and created awareness about basic rights to 91,691 women through its 75 'One Stop Centres' across the state under the 'Mission Shakti' programme.

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