Unlock 1.0: UP targets to create 10 mn jobs for migrants, says Chief Secy

Adityanath issued directives to speed up big-ticket projects, including expressways, roads, canals, medical colleges, universities etc to employ migrants and other workers

Amid the influx of 3 million migrants from other states and millions of other workers adversely impacted by the covid-19 lockdown, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has tasked the officials to generate more than 10 million jobs.

These jobs are proposed to be created in varied sectors and schemes, including Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME), dairy, agriculture, self help groups (SHG) etc.

Presiding over a review meeting at his official residence here, Adityanath issued directives to speed up big-ticket projects, including expressways, roads, canals, medical colleges, universities etc to employ