Bhubaneswar: BJP workers and leaders on Friday paid tribute to veteran personality Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya on his birth anniversary.
Remembering Upadhyaya on his birthday, the senior leaders encouraged party workers to serve the nation by following his ideology and principles.
Born on September 25, 1916, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya was an Indian philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and political scientist. He was the pioneer of Integral Humanism who showed the path to include people under poverty line under the welfare schemes.
Paying respect to the contribution of the leader towards the country, the Centre has introduced two central schemes – Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and Deendayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY).
