Uttar Pradesh jails no longer 'fun' centres for criminals: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Jails in Uttar Presh are no more "fun" centres for criminals and y have turned into "reform homes" for m, Chief Minister Yogi ityanath said on Sunday.

CM proclaimed it while inaugurating and laying foundation stones for 122 developmental projects worth Rs 245 crore in Sant Kabir Nagar district.

projects also included district prison built at Rs 126 crore.

"We have converted state jails into reform homes where criminals are being given an opportunity to reform. UP jails are no more places of fun for criminals, an official statement quoted chief minister as saying on occasion.

re was a time when power used to be a slave of mafias. Today government bulldozers run on ir houses," ityanath said.

chief minister warned that his government will not let mafias have ir say. 

"Our message to mafias is very clear. If mafias want to make lives of poor, farmers and trers hell, our government will not let this happen, he said.

Expressing satisfaction over newly built jail in Sant Kabir Nagar district, chief minister said prisoners from here will not have to be sent to Basti district and this prison would become a model reform home.

ityanath also accused previous governments of making state a synonym of dynastic politics, nepotism, appeasement, dacoity, hooliganism and riots.

" jobs for youths were auctioned and poor were deprived of ir morsels. Jobs were earlier mortgaged. If anyone tries to auction a job today, we will get ir house auctioned," he ded.

UP government has given over 4.5 lakh government jobs to youths on basis of ir merit, with complete transparency, UP CM said, ding that recruitment for around 90,000 more government jobs is to start soon in UP. 

recruitment of 30,000 women policemen is an important step in this direction, chief minister said, ding government is continuously taking up several schemes like Mission Shakti, Kanya Sumangala and destitute women pension in ir interest.

He reiterated that youths preparing for various competitions will get a 'competitive examination allowance' in state.

Uttar Presh government has also decided to distribute tablets along with digital access to youths of state.

chief minister also envisaged turning Sant Kabir Nagar into a hub of reyme garments.

"Once Khalilab in this district used to be a big centre of looms and handlooms. In such a situation, why can't it become a hub of reyme garments? he asked.

If we link women with market by giving m modern sewing machines, every house will start making reyme garments. In such a situation, we can even overtake Banglesh and Vietnam in terms of production of reyme garments," he ded.

ityanath also recalled anor strong point of district its utensils industry in Bakhira and said it would be anor source of growth for Sant Kabir Nagar.

"It was forgotten by previous governments, but we are working towards making Bakhira's utensils industry recognised on global stage. It will become a major source of employment for youths and women at local level," he said.

ityanath also announced his government's plan to set up a medical college in district under PPP model.

Expressing concern over flood situation in Sant Kabir Nagar, CM said government is providing relief kits in sufficient quantities to every victim.

equate availability of anti-snake venom and anti-rabies vaccine has been ensured in flood-affected areas, he ded. 

Sant Kabir Nagar will not lag behind any district now on scale of development, he said, ding land of Baba Tameshwarnath and great Sufi saint Kabir was on path of development.

Political announcements were me for development earlier too but y were never implemented. But in last four and a half years re has been a change, ityanath said.