Overview

• Announced in Lucknow at a Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti event by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
• Payments will shift from outsourcing agencies to a state government corporation that credits wages to workers’ bank accounts.
• A ₹5 lakh health insurance cover was promised for sanitation staff.
• In case of an on‑duty accidental death or disaster, families were promised ₹35–40 lakh, to be facilitated through the concerned bank.
• The CM coupled the policy with sharp criticism of the Samajwadi Party’s past actions, while specific rollout timelines and administrative details were not provided.