With sanitation workers, CM Yogi shares a meal.

Prayagraj: The 45-day-long Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj concluded with Maha Shivaratri. On this occasion, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performed special prayers at the Triveni Sangam, near the Aril Ghat. He also participated in a boat ride and took part in the Ganga Aarti. The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet attended the event, with Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak, KP Maurya, and other ministers also present. Afterward, CM Yogi shared a meal with sanitation workers, with ministers and police officials also joining for lunch.

CM Yogi announced that sanitation and health workers who participated in the Maha Kumbh would receive a bonus of ₹10,000. He also mentioned that from April onwards, the minimum wage for sanitation workers would be ₹16,000. Additionally, measures will be taken to transfer money directly to the bank accounts of temporary health workers. He further shared that Ayushman Bharat health insurance would be provided to these workers. During the Kumbh Mela, around 66 crore people took part in the holy dip.

The number of people coming to Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh Mela set new records. Devotees who returned from the Kumbh Mela carried the holy water to their regions and facilitated the ceremonial dip for millions of people, an unprecedented event in recent decades. Authorities had planned based on previous Kumbh Mela experiences, and the turnout exceeded expectations, with the number of devotees almost double the population of the United States, who participated in the holy rituals.

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