BSP’s schemes aimed at rural development could have helped in COVID-19 crisis: Mayawati
The Hindu
She said that had the schemes been implemented things would not have been as bad as they are today during the corona pandemic.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Wednesday said the schemes launched during her regime in Uttar Pradesh could have helped deal with the outbreak in rural areas but were discontinued by governments formed later. During her time as Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Minister, she said, Dr. Ambedkar Gramsabha Samagra Vikas Yojna was launched for the development of villages, which was discontinued by parties that came to power after hers. The schemes aimed at extending 18 basic facilities in the villages, she said, adding, had they been implemented, “things would not have been as bad as they are today during the corona pandemic”.More Related News