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No dearth of funds for treatment of needy patients: CM Yogi Adityanath

Speaking to media persons after inaugurating the Cancer Unit at Medanta Hospital, Lucknow, the chief minister said the private medical facility in the state capital has set new standards in healthcare

CM Yogi to gift Mukhya Mantri Khet Suraksha Yojana to all UP farmers

These steps also aim to thwart attempts to make the destruction of crops by stray animals an issue in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections

UP no longer BIMARU, on way to becoming 'saksham', says CM Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh has moved out of the BIMARU category and is on its way to becoming a "saksham" state, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday. Adityanath's remarks come a day after the NITI Aayog said India witnessed 13.5 crore people moving out of multi-dimensional poverty between 2015-16 and 2019-21, with the fastest reduction being in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh. The BIMARU (sick in Hindi) acronym has often been used to refer to Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, usually to imply that these states lagged in terms of economic growth, health care, education, and other indices. The report -- "National Multidimensional Poverty Index: A Progress of Review 2023" -- was released by NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Suman Bery on Monday. Providing estimates for the 36 states and Union Territories and 707 administrative districts, the report said the fastest reduction in the proportion of multi-dimensional poor was observed in Uttar Pradesh, ..

India's infrastructure was in poor shape before 2014: CM Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday alleged the government at the Centre before 2014 was characterised by indecision and corruption which affected the growth of the country's infrastructure. "There is a noticeable difference. India's infrastructure was in poor shape prior to 2014. The four-lane, six-lane, and eight-lane roads built during the time of Atal ji (former PM Atal Behari Vajpayee) were doing well, but no new projects were pursued (by the UPA government)," he said after the inauguration of two national highway projects worth Rs 3,300 crore here. Criticising the government at the helm before 2014, he said, "The government was suffering from indecision, and corruption was rampant." "In the last nine years, you must have seen that India is becoming self-reliant in the field of security. Today, the enemy cannot look at India with evil intentions. The Defence Corridor of Lucknow is realising the vision of Make in India in Uttar Pradesh itself," the CM said. H

UP to become first state to have 18 'safe cities': CM Yogi Adityanath

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said Uttar Pradesh will be the first state in the country to have 18 'safe cities', providing a conducive environment for the safety and development of every resident of the state, according to a statement. "All the 17 Municipal Corporations and Gautam Budh Nagar should be developed as 'Safe Cities' in the first phase in next three months Manage finance for this through inter-departmental coordination," Adityanath said during a review meeting here. In the second phase, municipalities of 57 district headquarters, and then in the third phase, 143 municipalities, should be linked to the Safe City project, he added. Special branding should also be done by putting a signboard of 'Safe City' at the entrance of all such cities. In this way, Uttar Pradesh will be the first state in the country to have the highest number of safe cities, the Chief Minister said. Along with women safety, the project will now also include safety of the elderly, childre

Jal Jeevan Mission to change face of UP schools, to improve education: Govt

As per the vision of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Jal Jeevan Mission will transform 9 schools under the Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Council

PM Modi flags off Vande Bharat Express in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off the Gorakhpur-Lucknow and the Jodhpur-Ahmedabad (Sabarmati) Vande Bharat Express trains. At an event here, he also laid the foundation stone of the Rs 498-crore Gorakhpur railway station redevelopment project. While the GorakhpurLucknow Vande Bharat Express will pass through Ayodhya, improving connectivity and giving a fillip to tourism in Uttar Pradesh, the Jodhpur-Sabarmati Vande Bharat train will improve connectivity to places such as Jodhpur, Abu Road and Ahmedabad.

PM Modi carrying forward legacy of SP Mookerjee: CM Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is carrying forward the legacy of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, who was devoted to India and Indianism. Paying floral tributes at his statue here at the Civil Hospital on his 123rd birth anniversary, Adityanath said that the country will always remember the sacrifices made by Mookerjee for the "unity and integrity of India." He also described him as "a guiding light for India's industrial and food policies." The CM claimed that Mookerjee resigned from the first cabinet of the independent India and formed Jansangh when Jawaharlal Nehru adopted "appeasement" as a policy of his government. The differences between Syama Prasad Mookerjee and Jawaharlal Nehru came into a sharper relief when the Nehru government "attempted to play with the unity and security of the country by forcibly adding Article 370 to the Indian Constitution" he said. Mookerjee strongly opposed it and gave the slogan of 'Ek

First requirement for good governance is the rule of law: Yogi Adityanath

The Chief Minister emphasised that anarchy has no place in Uttar Pradesh today, where all festivals are celebrated in peace

Key cities in Uttar Pradesh set to get an artificial intelligence makeover

The proposed AI and IT sector development in these five cities is aimed at catalysing the journey of UP to become a trillion-dollar economy

Uttar Pradesh made crime-free, riot-free in last six years: Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said good governance is the primary condition for rule of law and asserted that the state has been made "crime-free and riot-free" in the last six years. He also said that because there is rule of law, Uttar Pradesh has emerged as an "excellent safe and secure environment" for investments. "Good governance is the primary condition for rule of law. In the last six years, rule of law has been established after making the state crime-free, riot-free and anarchy-free, and it is the result of PM (Narendra) Modi's zero-tolerance policy against crime and anarchy," the chief minister said. "Due to this, Uttar Pradesh has come up as the best investment destination," he said during the inauguration of the Gorakhnath police station and the AIIMS police station's administrative building. The Gorakhnath police station building has been constructed at a cost of Rs 17.10 crore and the AIIMS police station's administrative building at a cost o

PM Modi to visit Varanasi on July 7, to inaugurate various projects

At the same time, the Prime Minister may also lay the foundation stone for the restoration and redevelopment work of Manikarnika Ghat, which is considered to be the salvation place in Kashi

UP has immense possibilities, create new sources of revenue, says CM

Theft of revenue is a national loss and there is a need to raise awareness to prevent attempts to evade GST, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday as he stressed on creating new sources of revenue for the state. "Uttar Pradesh is a land of immense possibilities, we should also create new sources of revenue collection. Concerted efforts should be made in line with the GST and VAT collection target of Rs 1.50 lakh crore for the current financial year," an official release quoted the chief minister saying during a meeting to review the updated status of non-tax revenue receipts in the current fiscal. To increase revenue collection, a clear target should be given to field officers. This should be reviewed weekly or monthly, the chief minister said. "Quarterly review will continue from my end. Departments concerned should make every necessary effort for revenue collection relative to the target," he said. Adityanath said that strict action should be taken against

UP govt determined to provide uninterrupted power supply: CM Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday held a review of the state's power generation, transmission and distribution system and stressed on the need for comprehensive reforms in the Electricity department. Under the prime minister's guidance, every village, town and district in Uttar Pradesh has been illuminated in the last six years. There is uninterrupted power supply, he said. "We are determined for 247 uninterrupted power supply in the entire state. To achieve self-sufficiency in the power sector, there is a need for comprehensive reforms in the energy sector," Adityanath was quoted as saying in a release. The biggest challenge for the Electricity department and discoms is to provide correct bills on time and to collect the amount from the consumers, he said and directed the power supply corporations to ensure that not even a single consumer gets the incorrect bill. The department and power supply corporations will have to make concerted efforts for timely ...

CM Yogi hands over keys of houses built on land captured by Atiq Ahmad

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday handed over keys of houses built on land freed from the "illegal" possession of slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) to 76 beneficiaries. Ahmad along with his brother Ashraf was shot dead at point-blank range by three men posing as journalists during a media interaction in April. Addressing the event, Adityanath said the previous government stood with the mafia when it came to freeing the land of the poor. "I will ask all the development authorities to build houses for the poor on the land freed from the mafia so that the poor can get shelter and their faith in the government will increase," he said. Adityanath said 54 lakh poor people in the state have been allotted houses under PMAY in the past six years and 10 lakh more houses will be allotted soon. "Six years ago, not a single poor person used to get a house under this scheme. The poor did not get houses because the state

UP CM Yogi Adityanath hands over 76 flats built on Atiq Ahmed's seized land

As part of his visit, the Chief Minister also inspected the flats before handing them over to the beneficiaries

UP Roadways on a transformation journey, bus stations to get a facelift

State has initiated a makeover of 23 government bus terminals in the first phase of the growth plan

Chandra Shekhar Aazad discharged from hospital, attackers' car recovered

Police have recovered the car used in the attack on Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad, who was discharged from hospital on Thursday, a day after he was shot at by unidentified assailants in Deoband. The police are also investigating a death threat issued to the Dalit leader on Facebook, warning that "he will not survive next time". After he was discharged from the Saharanpur district hospital, the 36-year-old Bhim Army chief said he is feeling better and his blood pressure is stable. "I am taking medicine for the pain and hope that I will be fine in the next two-three days," he said. Earlier, in a note posted on Twitter, Aazad demanded Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's resignation, claiming his government is providing protection to criminals on the basis of caste and religion. A bullet grazed the abdomen of Aazad, who is also the president of the Azad Samaj Party, when unidentified assailants fired "four shots" at his SUV in Saharanpur's Deoband on Wednesday eveni

UP govt protecting criminals, CM Yogi should resign: Chandra Shekhar Aazad

A day after he was attacked, Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad on Thursday demanded the resignation of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, claiming his government was providing protection to criminals on the basis of caste and religion. In a note posted on Twitter, Aazad alleged the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh is worsening and "government-backed" criminals are in high spirits. A bullet grazed the 36-year-old Bhim Army chief's abdomen when unidentified assailants opened fire at his car in Saharanpur's Deoband, where he had gone to attend a ritual at a supporter's home, on Wednesday evening. He is undergoing treatment at the Saharanpur district hospital. Aazad, who is also the president of the Azad Samaj Party, said the attack on him was a failure of the government. "My 56-inch chest is real, not fake. The fatal attack on me is a failure of the government because the security of the people of the state is the responsibility of the government and I am also

UP cabinet approves Township Policy 2023 to boost private investment

The state government on Wednesday approved the Uttar Pradesh Township Policy-2023 to boost private investment and provide state-of-the-art township facilities to people. The decision in this regard was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Private investment will get a boost with the implementation of the policy. State-of-the-art township facilities with better quality civic amenities from economic, social and environmental points of view will be available to the general public at reasonable prices, a statement issued here said. "With the development of modern townships equipped with quality civic amenities in the urban areas of the state, better residential facilities will be available to the general public. Planned development of cities will be encouraged. Along with this, there will be an increase in employment generation in the private sector," it added. Finance Minister Suresh Khanna said that the Adityanath government has been ...