Akhilesh Yadav Unemployment Allowance Scheme

The Akhilesh Yadav government has launched its flagship scheme - the unemployment allowance for youth - at a massive function in Lucknow today. More than ten thousand people were given cheques of Rs 2,000 by the state government.

At 1 pm on a Monday, Pooja Saxena, is waiting in line in 36 degrees heat outside Lucknow's employment bureau. There are nearly 40 other women surrounding her. They are here to register for the Rs 1000 dole a month for every unemployed person in Uttar Pradesh who has graduated from Class 10. This was a prominent part of new chief minister Akhilesh...

The Akhilesh Yadav government has launched its flagship scheme - the unemployment allowance for youth - at a massive function in Lucknow today. More than ten thousand people were given cheques of Rs 2,000 by the state government.

At 1 pm on a Monday, Pooja Saxena, is waiting in line in 36 degrees heat outside Lucknow's employment bureau. There are nearly 40 other women surrounding her. They are here to register for the Rs 1000 dole a month for every unemployed person in Uttar Pradesh who has graduated from Class 10. This was a prominent part of new chief minister Akhilesh...