Lucknow. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has given a big gift to the elderly and poor folk artists. With the efforts of CM Yogi, for the first time in the history of the state, 65 thousand artists have not only been given a pension of four thousand rupees every month on behalf of the central government, but also they and their dependents have been sanctioned a health insurance cover of one crore rupees. . Not only this, by the end of this year, two thousand more such artists will be given the benefit of pension and insurance in the state.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked public forums several times to promote folk art and folk artists. His love for the upliftment of folk art and folk artists is not hidden from anyone. In view of this, several schemes are being operated at the state level to promote folk art and folk artists. Apart from this, CM Yogi is an old and wealthy artist who has devoted his whole life to art and culture, but due to old age and poor health, he is unable to earn his living. Two thousand rupees pension is being given every month by the Culture Department under the ‘Monthly Pension Scheme to Old and Disabled Artists’.
Pension being given by the Department of Culture: Director of the Department of Culture, Shishir says that so far 376 aged and afflicted artists are being given pension from the Department of Culture in the state. With the help of the central government, this year it will be increased further and two thousand such artists will be given a pension of four thousand rupees per month and health insurance cover of one crore rupees.
Central Government approves for the first time: With the efforts of CM Yogi, for the first time, the Central Government has given health insurance of up to one crore including pension and family to 65 elderly and disenfranchised artists of the state. In the ‘Scheme for Pension and Medical Aid to Artist’ by the Ministry of Culture, pension is being given to elderly artists who have made significant contribution in the field of art and literature, but have to live in hardship and poverty due to old age. Used to be.
Artists’ pensions were increased and insurance benefits were also received: 376 artists were given as pension of Rs 2,000 per month to the elderly and the disenchanted by the state government, but now they will get four thousand rupees per month due to the central government scheme. Also, health insurance benefits will also be available. Due to this, the budget of the Culture Department will be saved as pension and other artists will also be given pension.
These are the conditions for eligibility: To avail the benefit of the Central Government scheme, only those artists can apply for pension, who are being given at least five hundred rupees pension from the respective state and their application forms of the respective state. Should have been sent to the Central Government on behalf.
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