UTTAR PRADESH

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has launched an bold Ubharte Sitaare Fund -USF for export-oriented firms and startups in a application at Lucknow.

The Fund ambitions at arranging cash for the advertising of micro, small and medium companies. The fund has been set up by and Exim Bank. This scheme will be profitable in Uttar Pradesh as the country has the perfect number of MSMEs.

Ubharte Sitaare Programme (USP) of Exim Bank identifies Indian businesses that have the doable to be future champions in the domestic arena whilst catering to world demands.

This fund is a mix of structured support, monetary & advisory Services through investments in Equity or equity-like instruments, debt (funded and non-funded) & technical help (advisory services, offers and tender loans) to the Indian companies.

TheSCs order came in a case from Gujarat, where a 2006 court order for removal of religious structures encroaching public places, including roads, at Vadodara had led a mob to pelt the district court with stones and damage vehicles. A series of reports on this incident was taken cognisance of by theGujaratHC, which directed the authorities to remove all religious structures from public places.

While attending the mass marriage ceremony under the Mukhyamantri Samuhik Vivah Yojana, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that development of Society was not possible without the Empowerment of Women.

The chief minister said that the mass marriage scheme was a successful initiative to combat the evil dowry practice that was still widely prevalent in society.

Asserting that the has conducted more than two lakh marriages since 2017 under the Mukhyamantri Samuhik Vivah Yojana, Yogi said, Prior to 2017, Rs 31,000 were spent on the marriage of each couple, later, it was increased to Rs 51,000.

Reiterating that the double-engine government was committed to ensuring the safety, dignity and empowerment of women, the chief minister said, Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana is being run in the state for the Education of girl child from birth to graduation, while Mission Shakti is being run in the entire state to ensure the safety of women.

The Society of IndianDefenceManufactures (SIDM), in PARTNERSHIP withConfederation of Indian , launched its first state chapter for DEFENCE inUttar Pradesh. The organisation is expected to work at fostering collaboration among the state, industry bodies and private players in the defence sector, crucial for UP in Light of the upcoming defence corridor.
More than 200 participants attended the event, including Larsen & Toubro,Mahindra Group, PTC Industries and MKU.

The latest data with theFederation of India Exports Organisation(FIEO) shows thatUttar Pradesh’s exports have gone up by Rs 10,000 crore in the past year.

Noida, which is among the most industrialised areas in the state, has topped as the district with most exports at Rs 74,000 crore.
FIEO says that the government’s subsidies to counter the high costs of transportation in view of UP’s landlocked status and push to the one district-one product scheme, have helped in taking the exports up.

As per the data, the total quantum of exports from UP in 2021-22 was Rs 1.57 lakh crore while from April 2022 to February 2023, it touched Rs 1.59 lakh crore. Sources said that with the input from March 2023, it was expected to touch around Rs 1.67 lakh crore.

Compared to other states, UP still has massive potential for improvement.
In 2021-22, Gujarat topped all states with exports of Rs 9.46 lakh crore, followed by Maharashtra with Rs 5.45 lakh crore. UP is fifth on the list, behindTamil Naduand Karnataka.

UP is prominently exporting to the USA, UAE, Germany,United Kingdom, Nepal, France, Spain,Vietnam, Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh. Among the products which are driving up the state’s exports are telecom instruments, buffalo meat, RMGCottonincluding accessories, RMG manmade fibre, leather footwear, saddlery and harness, aluminum and aluminum products, silk and handmade carpets, machinery and engineering goods, wheat, rice, sugar, iron and steel, handicrafts etc.

Uttar Pradesh governmentis likely to introduce a happiness curriculum as apilot projectfrom this academic session. To be called realisation curriculum, it would be introduced in Mathura schools this session onwards.

The District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) in Mathura has sought the permission of director general, school education, Vijay Kiran Anand, to implement the course in 200 primary and upper primary schools of the district.
The happiness curriculum was first introduced by the Delhi government in 2018. Shravan Kumar Shukla, a government school teacher in Gorakhpur, who was a core team member which developed the happiness curriculum in Delhi, has been approached by the DIET authorities for support.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday that the government would provide Sports kits to every village panchayat by next year.

Speaking at the sports kits distribution ceremony, Yogi also appealed to Yuvak Mangal Dal and Mahila Mangal Dal to lead the mission to keep the villages clean and beautiful and develop them as centres of harmony and cohesion.

The chief minister also distributed sports kits to a dozen youth and Women Mangal Dals from different districts of Lucknow division on the occasion.

He said that the opening of village secretariats would not only enable people to get caste, birth and other certificates, but also avail benefits of Ayushman Bharat scheme.

Chief Minister Yogi said that work was going on at a war footing to build playgrounds in 30,000 villages, along with separate open gyms for men and women, mini stadiums in blocks and stadiums in districts.

The chief minister urged members of Yuva Mangal Dal and Mahila Mangal Dal to take on the Leadership role and organise contests in folk arts, music and sports for a healthy in villages, devoid of animosity among people.

Yogi remarked further that youth and women’s Mangal Dals were the basis of India’s prosperity, which could realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of self-reliant India.

State tourism and culture ministerJaiveer Singhon Saturday said thatUttar Pradeshis known for its rich culture and heritage in the last 5-6 years the state has established a new identity, thereby fast becoming the industrial hub of the country.

Chief MinisterYogi Adityanathis spearheading the campaign to improve law and order constantly. Initiatives for better in UP are also bearing fruits. During the recent UP Global Investors Summit, the State Government signed 18,643 MoUs worth Rs 33.5 lakh crore. Bundelkhand and Purvanchal region garnered good numbers of Investment, Singh said, addressing a conference on Making Uttar Pradesh the Unicorn Hub of India during the ongoing Uttar Pradesh International Trade Expo (UPITEX).