UTTAR PRADESH

Lt Gen RP Shahi, vice-chairperson of UPSDMA said the main idea behind the MoU is, as per the 10 points agenda of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi, to set up a Network of universities to ensure effective Disaster Management and cut down on the loss of life during a disaster. The network would work not just to minimise losses due to disasters but also to create awareness among people. University V-C Seema Singh said thatthe first phase would commence under which programmes will be started in the university on disaster management.

The MoU was signed by Sunil Mishra from SIDM and UPEIDA Chief Executive Officer Awanish Awasthi. The validity of the MoU will be three years and a DEFENCE platform will be jointly set up by UPEIDA and SIDM.

The UPEIDA CEO said the MoU had the potential of mobilising Investment of Rs 1,000 crore in defence manufacturing. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was likely to inaugurate the Aligarh node of the defence industrial corridor in UP.

Awasthi said the UPEIDA had also signed an agreement with Bharat Dynamics Limited for providing 250 acres of lands to the company at Jhansi node of the defence industrial corridor.

SIDM is a non-profit organisation advocacy group for promoting the defence manufacturing industries while UPEIDA is the nodal agency of the UP government for the development of the defence industrial corridor in UP.

The process of land acquisition for the 411.5 km long Atal Progressway that will originate from Kota inRajasthanand connect with Bundelkhand Expressway in Etawah will start soon. After taking entry from Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh, the Expressway will reach Belahar village near Bundelkhand Expressway for which land will be acquired in 27 villages in Etawah district. Most of the villages to be acquired will be of Bharthana tehsil. The length of the expressway will be 411.5 km.
The Gwalior unit ofthe NationalHighways Authority of India has finalized its route chart through a private agency and sent it to the District Administration for initiating the acquisition process. The cost of the expressway is estimated to be around Rs over 13,000 crore and will cover a length of 36 km in the district. Snaking through Gati village in Bhind district it will pass through seven villages of Etawah tehsil, 16 villages of Bharthana tehsil and four villages of Takha tehsil. The NHAI has directed the district administration to acquire the land under section 3A.

We need to control the fertility rate People of every caste, religion, community will have to focus attention on controlling the increasing Population. I am very happy that this new policy has been announced on the occasion of World Population Day,” the chief minister said during the function.

In the new population policy, the government has set a target to reduce the birth rate.
The chief minister said that concerns were raised from time to time that the increasing population could be a hindrance in the development. He said this issue was discussed many times over the last four decades but nothing happened.

In the new policy, a target has been set to bring the birth rate to 2.1 per 1,000 population by the year 2026 and to 1.9 per 1,000 by the year 2030. Apart from better management of Nutrition, Education and Health of adolescents in the age group of 11 to 19 years, comprehensive arrangements will also be made for the care of the elderly.

The new policy also includes a proposal to set up health clubs in schools for population stabilisation. Along with this, according to the spirit of the Digital Health Mission, there is a plan to conduct digital tracking of newborns, adolescents and elderly people in the state.

The Yogi Adityanath government is now eyeing ODF Plus status for the villages of Uttar Pradesh by adopting a comprehensive approach towards cleanliness, self-reliance and Waste Management in the villages of the state.

The government is already moving forward on the action plan to rejuvenate villages of the state by not only promoting cleanliness, but also sustaining the rural economy by increasing the income of rural families through the sanitation initiative. The initiative has the potential to change the picture of villages of the state, a government spokesman said here on Monday.

The implementation of the action plan to convert cattle dung and agricultural waste into biogas and slurry on a war footing across all villages of the state is a significant undertaking as it not only promotes cleanliness, but also focuses on increasing the income of rural families.

Currently, 20 districts in the state have completed such Plants, while 60 plants are under construction in 38 districts. Additionally, efforts have begun to implement 22 plants in 17 districts.

Swachh Gramin Survekshan 2023 is being organised by the Drinking Water and Sanitation department, Ministry of Jal Shakti, for identifying the gram panchayats that have excelled in implementing various components of ODF Plus in the field of cleanliness.

The Uttar Pradesh government is contemplating setting up manufacturing and clusters spread over 600 hectares alongside the expressways. UP has the longest Network of expressways in the country.

MOUs for these proposed clusters, to be set up at the cost of Rs 10 lakh crore, were signed during the UP Global Investors Summit earlier this year in Lucknow.

The proposed mega clusters will come up around Purvanchal and Bundelkhand expressways apart from the Gorakhpur Link Expressway. The government has identified 600 hectares of land in six districts Barabanki, Ghazipur, Jaunpur, Gorakhpur, Banda, and Jalaun.

Of the total Investment proposals of Rs 35 lakh crore, Purvanchal (Eastern UP) and Bundelkhand regions hold a share of Rs 9.54 lakh crore and Rs 4.27 lakh crore, respectively. They collectively account for almost 40 per cent of the total value of the MoU.

Since investors need large swathes of land to set up manufacturing units or for Warehousing and logistics needs, the state is moving fast to ramp up the land bank for allotment to companies.

Besides, UP is also preparing a blueprint to achieve its ambitious goal of becoming a $1-trillion economy in the next five years.

In this regard, the State Government has identified 10 key sectors, including law & order, Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture, social security, Infrastructure & industrial development, urban development, rural development, medical & Health, Education, tourism & culture, and revenue collection.

The schemes are devised under the guidance of the Union Government which facilitates funding for production and Services related to supply of Oxygen cylinders, oxygen concentrators, oximeters and essential drugs.

In the second wave, the massive resurgence of COVID-19 in the country has led to unprecedented burden on Health of the country. The Centre has taken numerous steps to step up supply of oxygen and essential drugs to hospitals. To ensure that, SIDBI has taken the initiatives for helping MSMEs quickly augment their facilities and augmenting capabilities to fight the pandemic.

SIDBI has devised these schemes to help the healthcare service providers in the fight against the pandemic. These schemes envisage 100% funding up to an amount of Rs 2 crore to a MSME unit at an attractive interest rate of 4.50%-6% pa within 48 hours after receipt of all the documents information. Details of the schemes are available on the SIDBI website.

In a significant achievement, the Uttar Pradesh government has provided tap water connections to more than 50 per cent of rural families in 22 districts across the state under Har Ghar Nal Yojana.

These districts, among others, include Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Gorakhpur, the hometown of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Besides, seven districts from Bundelkhand region are incorporated in the list.

Under Har Ghar Nal Yojana, tap water connections were provided to 99,16,379 families in UP until Tuesday. The government aims to provide tap connections to 2,65,46,370 rural households by 2024.

The Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply department has also expedited the process to finish the task of providing tap water to every household in the remaining 53 districts in order to meet the target.

In terms of the number of tap water connections provided, Uttar Pradesh currently ranks third in the country, with 22 districts of the state having achieved more than 50 per cent of the target.

In Prime Minister Narendra Modis parliamentary constituency Varanasi, 50.79 per cent rural households whereas in Chief Minister Yogi Adityanaths Home district Gorakhpur, 58.57 percent households have started getting pure tap water.

Mahoba of Bundelkhand has topped among the districts providing tap water connections to more than 84.65 per cent of the rural households and 1,13,034 out of 1,33,529 families have been provided with tap water. It is followed by Lalitpur district of Bundelkhand where 73.03 per cent of the Population has been provided with clean tap water. Baghpat comes at third spot with 72.37 per cent of households getting tap water, followed by Mirzapur at number four with 71.84 per cent of households having received tap water connections.

All seven districts of Bundelkhand have been provided with more than 50 per cent of its tap water connection needs. In Jhansi, 71.21 per cent of households now have access to tap water. Chitrakoot (67.33 per cent) is fifth among districts providing maximum tap connections while Banda ranks sixth with 64.82 per cent of households getting tap water.

The result date of 2022 UP assembly , March 10 or Dus March, has suddenly become the fulcrum of the poll campaign blitz for every major political outfit in the poll-bound state.

Dus March has become the buzzword around which leaders of most parties have launched their campaigns on digital and Social Media adding a new flavour to this edition of the state elections. Digital posters have some themes in common all parties are claiming to form the government on that date and messages are being conveyed in a very creative manner.

The digital posters are shared extensively by Political Parties, their leaders, cadres and supporters on the social media.