The state government of Uttar Pradesh (UP) has announced jobs to the dependants of martyred soldiers. The state government of Uttar Pradesh (UP) headed by the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath decided in a cabinet meeting that the state government will provide employment to the dependants of martyred soldiers of armed forces and central paramilitary forces who had a domicile of origin in Uttar Pradesh (UP). The cabinet minister of the state Shrikant Sharma stated that the dependants of martyred soldiers who attained martyrdom while discharging their duties will be given jobs on compassionate grounds. The cabinet minister also stated that this will be a tribute to the soldiers by the state government who laid down their lives for the nation.
Uttar Pradesh is an Indian state in the northern part of the country. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state of the country with a total population of 199,812,341 as per the 2011 census. Abbreviated as UP, the state shares its borders with the Indian states of Rajasthan to the west, Delhi, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh to the northwest, Uttarakhand to the north, Bihar to the east, Madhya Pradesh to the south, and Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh to the southeast. Uttar Pradesh also shares its international borders with Nepal. The state was formed as United Provinces during the British rule on 1st April 1937 and attained statehood as Uttar Pradesh on 24th January 1950. The state of Uttar Pradesh covers an area of 243,290 sq km (93,930 sq mi). The state consists of 75 districts and 18 divisions with Lucknow being the capital. Ram Naik is the Governor of the state. Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma are the Deputy Chief Ministers of the state. The literacy rate of the state is 69.72%. Hindi is the official language of the state with Urdu being the additional official language.
