Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath released rupees 48.2 crores as the maintenance allowance for around five lakh daily wage labourers of various categories as identified by the Urban Development Department on Friday. The amount of Rs 1000 was transferred to the bank accounts of each beneficiary including street vendors, auto drivers, rickshaw pullers, e-rickshaw drivers and porters working in mandi, through DBT. The Chief Minister also interacted with the beneficiaries of different districts through video conferencing. Yogi said it was a step taken to provide relief to poor and deprived during the ongoing nationwide lockdown. Under the Bharan-Poshan Yojna as the scheme is known, besides Rs 1000, the state government also provides food grains free of cost to the poor. T. The Chief Minister also interacted with the beneficiaries of different districts through video conferencing. Yogi said it was a step taken to provide relief to poor and deprived during the ongoing nationwide lockdown. Under the Bharan-Poshan Yojna as the scheme is known, besides Rs 1000, the state government also provides food grains free of cost to the poor. the CM had got Rs 1000 transferred each to the bank accounts of 35 lakh labourers directly through DBT. The same amount has also been credited each in the bank accounts of over 11 lakh construction workers. As per Additional Chief Secretary, home, Awanish Awasthi, following the directives of CM Yogi, a hiked honorarium of MNREGA workers was being paid to them during the lockdown period. More than 1.65 crore construction workers and daily wage labourers registered with Antyodaya Yojana, MNREGA and Labour Department are being provided one-month free ration comprising 15 kg wheat and 15 kg rice. Ration is being continuously distributed throughout the state