Yogi inaugurates Swami Haridas Auditorium in Mathura, distributes welfare benefits to 7,240

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath opened Swami Haridas Auditorium in Mathura on Thursday, a day before Krishna Janmashtami, and gave welfare benefits to thousands of eligible people under state and central schemes.

7,240 people received support under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana 2.0 (Urban) and Mukhyamantri Awas Yojana (Rural). Yogi handed over sanction letters, certificates, cheques and house keys to selected recipients.

Individual benefits included Rs 5 lakh to Manoj Kumar under Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan, Rs 3.20 lakh to Toran Singh under Mukhyamantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, Rs 11.80 lakh to Shailendra Singh under Mini Nandini Krishak Samriddhi Yojana, Rs 8.75 lakh to Rajveer Singh for dairy processing, and more than Rs 4.12 lakh to Saurabh Kumar Verma for spice processing.

Other payments included Rs 65,000 to Murari Lal under Kanya Vivah Sahayata Yojana and Rs 5 lakh to Sukhdei under Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana. Dr Princess Chakraborty and Dr Rajat Dwivedi received appointment letters. Archana received a tailoring toolkit under Vishwakarma Shram Samman Yojana.

Yogi performed annaprashan for young children, fed them kheer, and distributed toys and gifts. He gave women fruit baskets and gifts. A short film on the project's construction was screened. He honoured saints with garlands, fruits and angavastram and talked with students who recited mantras. Mathura MP and actor Hema Malini attended.

A cultural programme by 51 artists from Shivaoham Productions showed the emotions and forms of Lord Krishna through dance, choreographed by BHU-associated Kathak dancer Shivani Mishra. Students of Hanuman Prasad Dhanuka School, Vrindavan, presented the national song. Yogi later visited departmental stalls and talked with beneficiaries and women's self-help groups.