Lucknow, 4 July: The Yogi Government of Uttar Pradesh completed 100 days of its second term on Monday. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on the day presented a report card and highlighted the achievements of 100 days of his government in his second tenure.
Addressing a press meet on the occasion the chief minister said that Uttar Pradesh was advancing towards becoming the growth engine for the country?s economy, and realizing the goal of achieving $1 trillion economy in the next five years in order to contribute substantially to PM? s vision of $5 trillion economy for the country.
CM Yogi said that it?s because of the PM?s leadership and concern for the people, especially the poor and deprived people, as well as the government?s development-oriented policies and efforts that the people of UP were reposing their faith in him and his team election after election.
Yogi mentioned in this context the rout of the opposition parties mainly, the SP, BSP and Congress in the recent election to the state legislative council, noting that the upper house has finally become ?Congress Mukt? (free of Congress). He also mentioned the debacle of the opposition in the parliamentary bypolls held in Rampur and Azamgarh.
Yogi said that soon after assuming office for the second time in a row, his cabinet selected 10 sectors to push growth of the state and presentations of projects were made by the ministries and relevant departments. Thereafter, PM Modi launched projects worth more than Rs 80,000 crore to accelerate development of the state.
He pointed out that in the first budget of Rs 6.15 lakh crore in his second term, which is the double of the state?s budget in 2017, 95 pledges of the 130 made in the Lok Kalyan Sankalp Patra were taken up and efforts are being made continuously to fulfill them.
Reiterating his commitment to maintain law and order in the state, Yogi said that illegal property worth Rs 844 crore acquired by the mafia have either been seized or demolished in the first 100 days of his second term. He said that pursuing its zero tolerance policy against crime and criminals, the Government has freed 68,784 encroachment sites and 76,196 illegal parking places from the clutches of the mafia and criminals. He added that 2,273 criminals involved in crime against women have also been penalized under POCSO Act.
Yogi said that 1.2 lakh mikes have been removed from different places without any noise and whether it is Ram Navmi or Eid, the festivals are celebrated peacefully while no public function is held on streets.
Yogi said that the State Government?s initiatives have also led to significant increase in investments in the state and the Government plans to provide direct and indirect employment to 25 lakh people in five years, pointing out that government jobs have been provided to 10,000 youths in the last 100 days. Yogi pointed out that according to official figures, the unemployment rate of UP has dropped from 18 percent in 2016 to 2.9 percent.
As for farmers and the farm sector, CM Yogi said that Rs 47,265 crore has been transferred to 2.55 crore farmers’ accounts as part of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi while Rs 12,535 crore sugarcane price has also been paid to sugarcane farmers. Yogi said that crop loan of Rs 4,635 crore has been distributed to eight lakh farmers while arrangements have been made for irrigation of 21 lakh hectares of land.
Yogi said that one lakh new beneficiaries have been added to the Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana and the Government has increased pension for old and destitute women, differently-abled and widows to Rs 1,000.
Yogi said that Rs 400 crore has been provided as revolving and community investment support fund to 82,520 SHGs.
He added that the Government seeks to plant 35 crores saplings in five years in the state, adding that 75 saplings will be planted in each village of the state on the occasion Independence Day.
Furthermore, CM Yogi said that UP was set to become data center hub with the setting up of 4 data centers on cards. The data centers will employ 4,000 youths.
Yogi said infrastructural development was going on in full swing in UP with the construction of new expressways, highways and airports as well as development of industrial corridors. Construction of the 296-KM long Bundelkhand Expressway has been completed and it would be inaugurated by Modi sometime next week, said CM Yogi adding that the work is progressing fast on Ganga Expressway.
Yogi further said that UP has also successfully controlled diseases like the novel coronavirus, kala-azar, malaria and encephalitis.
Also present on the occasion were Deputy CMs Keshav Prasad Maurya, Brijesh Pathak and Minister of Jal Shakti & Disaster Management Swatantra Dev Singh.
