Yogi Adityanath inherited a state which has witnessed the peak of dynast and
appeasement politics by the previous governments, marred with lawlessness,
limited investments, and poor infrastructure. Under the current regime, it seems
the state is setting up its base for the industrial revolution registering to second
highest Gross State Domestic Product at 19.48 lakh crores in FY20-21 amid a
pandemic-pushed slowdown, surpassing industrialized states like Gujarat, Tamil
Nadu, and Karnakata.
The state’s development under Yogi has silenced the critics many times but their
intrinsic hatred towards the saffron-clad monk fails them to see his strong
credentials. Be it infrastructure, investments, air connectivity, covid
management the state has broken all previous records and surprised everyone
beyond expectations.
Investments: The state has been making rigorous efforts to transform itself
into a preferred investment destination. The success of the first Investment
Summit was held in 2018 when the state attracted investments worth Rs. 5
trillion and out of which around 2 trillion has already got off the ground. A
meteoric rise was witnessed when Uttar Pradesh was ranked 2nd in Business
Reform Action Plan (BRAP) - Ease of doing business Rankings in 2018-19, up by
10 places in just a period of 3 years! The tremendous efforts put up by the government by delivering new labor reforms, investment policy 2020, startup
policy, solar policy, etc, and holding annual Investment Summits has helped
garner investments worth Rs. 5 trillion since Yogi has come to power. The state
government has identified around 22,000 acres of land along Expressways for
industrial development. Nivesh Mitra, a single-window system to enable
businesses for online submission and tracking of applications has braced up the
state to achieve an outstanding query resolution rate of 94%. Uttar Pradesh is
becoming a new industrial hub in the manufacturing sector in IT, auto, defense,
and services. State exports have also increased to 32% in the last 2 years and
also the state has decided to develop 75 districts as export hubs. Yogi’s
promptness to turn the covid challenge into an opportunity was seen when the
government provided sops to companies in case they shift their base from China
to UP. It seems the state is marching ahead steadily and may achieve the target
of 1 trillion soon under the visionary leadership of Yogi.
Infrastructure: High-speed connectivity and rich infrastructure projects are
undergoing aggressively to catch up the speed with the growing investments in
the state. Expressways: UP is on its way to becoming a land of expressways with Mega
Projects (4+1 and 5 Expressways) like Purvanchal Expressway (Delhi – Ghazipur)
which shall link with Gorakhpur link expressway, Bundelkhand Expressway
which shall connect industrially backward Bundelkhand areas to Agra- Lucknow
Expressway, Ganga Expressway (600kms) which is one of the country’s
important infra project and also state’s longest expressway which shall be
expanded in Phase 1 and Phase 2.
All the expressways aim to cover agricultural, tourism, and industrial districts.
On the completion of expressways, a distance of 1900 km is expected to be
completed. UP already boasts of India’s longest Expressway network. The
government shall also develop industrial corridors and manufacturing units
alongside expressways. One of them is the Defence Corridor alongside
Bundelkhand and Agra-Lucknow Expressway where 50 MoU have been signed
to manufacture night vision types of equipment for armed forces. Airports: Uttar Pradesh is set to become the state with the highest five
international airports. Kushinagar is the third airport that has got permission for
an international flight. In just three years, 5 other airports Gorakhpur, Hindon,
Agra, Prayagraj, Bareilly have become operational. The Yogi government has
allocated Rs. 1000 crores for land acquisition for Maryada Purshottam Shriram
International Airport, the construction of which has begun on a war footing and
is personally monitored by the Chief Minister himself. It is expected to be
operational early next year. Financially backward Bundelkhand shall also get air
connectivity at Lalitpur. The Jewar International Airport which is currently
underway is to be built on the lines of the world’s famous airports in London,
Moscow, and Milan.
The government has taken a slew of initiatives for the electric vehicle industry
as well. It has invited companies to set up charging stations in major 8 cities viz
Agra, Ghaziabad, Lucknow, Kanpur, Noida, Prayagraj, Meerut, Varanasi.
Covid Management: Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state of India could
achieve this spectacular growth rate because it could successfully manage the
covid situation. When 40 lakh migrant laborers returned during lockdown via
special trains, the government worked on war footing to arrest the spread of the
virus. It came a long way from zero labs and covid tests to a whopping 1.5 lakhs
tests daily. Not only this, the government conducted skill remapping of 32 lakhs
of laborers so that they could be provided with jobs. Yogi formed 11 committees
who worked around the clock to arrange isolation centers, quarantine facilities,
to look after transportation and shelter homes. Financial aid, free food to the
poor, community kitchens, the supply of essential commodities are some of the
other important steps taken for public care.
Ram Mandir: Uttar Pradesh could be the next big tourist destination once the
Ram Mandir is completed. The government is also promoting the idea of Nadi
Sanskriti (river culture) through Ganga Yatra. The state undertook plantation
drives to expand the green cover.
Piped Water: Government’s initiative “Har Ghar Nal” shall connect large parts
of the water deficit areas of Sonbhadra and Mirzapur with piped water connection.
MSME’s: 13 lakh MSME units in UP have been given loans of Rs. 42,000 crore
in FY 2020-21 thereby generating 65 lakhs direct and indirect employment
opportunities in the private sector. UP alone accounts for 14% of India’s MSME.
For rural development, 80000 rural women have been appointed as Bank
Correspondents to ease the banking operations in villages.
Uttar Pradesh is marching ahead steadily with industrialization, development,
and good governance. There are other developments like the crackdown on
mafia seizing properties worth 758 crores of UP dons, Shakti campaign for
women empowerment, the upcoming Film City over an area of 1000 acre in
Greater Noida, Arogya Mela, and medical colleges for robust public health are
noteworthy which makes the state indeed a land of possibilities and industrial
growth.
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