The Yash Bharati award, one of the highest state level awards instituted by the Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav during his tenure as Chief Minister in 1994, is conferred annually by the Uttar Pradesh government for excellence in literature, journalism, sports or cinema. Recently, the UP government headed by Akhilesh Yadav announced that the government would give Rs 50,000 monthly pension to the recipients of Yash Bharti and Padma awards.

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