Overview

• At Vimukt Jati Diwas in Lucknow, CM Yogi Adityanath announced a dedicated welfare board for nomadic and denotified groups.
• He directed Social Welfare Minister Aseem Arun to constitute the board and begin work on housing colonies, land leases, and voting-rights measures.
• The government cited existing inclusion efforts, noting Sarvodaya schools in nine districts, two new Ashram-style schools, 101 residential schools, and facilities in 264 SC hostels for Vimukt children.
• Officials said the push could cover 29 communities numbering about 1.5 crore in Uttar Pradesh, as allies including NISHAD Party leader Sanjay Nishad joined the event.
• Yogi referenced the Shamli and Vantangiya models as templates and highlighted police recruitment of youth from nomadic communities as evidence of outreach.