COVID-19: CM Yogi transfers Rs 611 crore to bank account of 27.5 lakh UP workers under MNREGA scheme

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Mar 30 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath chaired meeting with officials in Lucknow on March 30. CM Yogi Adityanath transferred Rs 611 crore directly to the bank account of 27.5 lakh workers of the state, under MNREGA scheme, in the light of coronavirus lockdown. The CM also talked to them through video-conferencing informing them about the scheme. There are total 75 positive cases of coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of coronavirus positive cases in India rose to 1071 (including 942 active cases, 99 cured/discharged cases and 29 deaths).