UTTAR PRADESH

Crediting Prime MinisterNarendra Modifor promotingUttar Pradeshs flagship one district-one product scheme on an international platform, Chief MinisterYogi Adityanaththanked him for giftingODOPitems to heads of state at the summit in Bali.

Speaking at the India International Trade Fair in Delhi,Yogisaid the ODOP scheme had been launched on UP Diwas in 2018 in line with the PMs vision of Vocal for Local and Local for Global. He added that with assistance from the government, ODOP had boosted the states exports which had gone 100% up from Rs 86,000 crore in 2017-18 to Rs 1.56 lakh crore this year. Under the PMs inspiration, we started the branding of our locally made products in 2018. We have 75 districts and each of them have their own traditional unique products, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said.

Ten cities ofUttar Pradeshwere among 15 most polluted cities in the country on Tuesday. The Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded in the severe category, according to the data compiled by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Among the UP cities, the pollution in Firozabad and Agra rose to alarming levels at 489 and 472, respectively. However, the AQI levels in Delhi were recorded at 404.

Experts believe that the air quality might deteriorate in the coming days due to the current weather conditions and stubble burning.

The air quality in Agra continued to remain in the severe category despite the interventions of the apex court and the . A thick blanket of smoke and dust enveloped the region, reducing visibility to a few meters.

According to CPCB report, Firozabad recorded 489 AQI and most West UP and NCR cities also stayed in the severe zone Agra (472), Vrindavan (454), Ghaziabad (451), Baghpat (442), Meerut and Hapur (433), Noida (426), Greater Noida (412) and Muzaffarnagar (410).
Five other cities across the country also recorded worse air quality Jind (403), Delhi (404), Ballabhgarh (412), Kaithal (418), and Faridabad (430).

An AQI ranging from 0 to 50 is considered good, and satisfactory if it falls between 51 and 100. Similarly, from 101 to 200 it will be moderate, 201 to 300 is considered poor, 301 to 400 is taken as very poor, and above 400 its severe.

TheYogi Adityanathgovernment has received proposals worth Rs 45,000 crore from 55 different companies in the first six months of its second tenure. Encouraged by the proposals, the government has now planned to host the global investor summit in January 2023, eyeing Rs 10 lakh crore investment in the state.

For inviting companies from across the world to invest in UP, the government has planned to hold roadshows in 17 countries. Roadshows for GIS-23 will be held in seven major cities of the country and 17 countries, officials said. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will attend one of these roadshows.

The IT and electronics sector is followed by Rs 34,784 crore in Infrastructure and housing, Rs 22,181 crore in manufacturing, Rs 20,955 crore in Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and allied industries, Rs 17,281 crore in Solar Energy, Rs 7058 crore in textile, Rs 4,313 crore in Health care and pharmaceuticals, Rs 2,618 crore in tourism and hospitality, Rs 1770 crore in DEFENCE and Aerospace and Rs 1,295 crore in Warehousing and Logistics.

Affairs:River Ranching Program was launched on October 8, 2021, by Minister for , Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Parshottam Rupala.

The Program is a part of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) scheme.

It is done to augment and enhance fish production and productivity by expanding, intensifying, diversifying and utilizing land & water productively.

National Fisheries Development Board, Hyderabad had been designated as the vital agency by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries.

The program was also launched in Orissa, Uttarakhand, Tripura and Chhattisgarh.

In Uttar Pradesh, the programme was launched at Brijghat, Garh Mukteshwar.

Three lakhs fingerlings were ranched at 3 sites in UP, namely, Brijghat, Tigri, Meerut, Garhmukteshwar and Bijnor.

In Uttar Pradesh, about 500 people participated in the national level launching of the River Ranching program.

Two companies, namely Delta Combat Systems Limited (Delta) and Werywin DEFENCE Private Limited, are investing Rs 215 crore in the Jhansi node of the Defence Industrial Corridor to set up their units for manufacturing smaller firearms.

The Delta Combat Systems Limited has been allotted 15 hectares of land to set up its plant at a cost of Rs 150 crore. It will make cartridges for assault, sniper and INSAS rifles as well as CQB carbines and other weapons being used by the armed forces. The CQB carbines are very effective as they can hit a target within the range of 200 metre whereas INSAS rifle, which is made on the lines of AK-47, was extensively used during the Kargil war.

The Yogi Adityanath government has also allotted land to companies for making Brahmos missiles and drones in Lucknow and Aligarh nodes of the Defence Industrial Corridor respectively and the construction is expected to start soon.

It is noteworthy that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the creation of a Defence Industrial Corridor in UP during the Investors’ Summit in January, 2018. Subsequently, the UP government decided to establish the corridor covering Lucknow, Kanpur, Chitrakoot, Jhansi, Agra and Aligarh districts.

It was followed by signing of MoUs worth Rs 50,000 crore with domestic and foreign companies manufacturing defence products during the Defence Expo held in Lucknow in February, 2020.

The Defence Industrial Corridor will also see many international firms set up their Plants for manufacturing advanced weapons.

With acreage under paddy increasing to 60 lakh hectares this year against last years 58.92 lakh hectares, agricultural experts are confident that the yield will increase by one million tons in the current Kharif season. Last year, the production of paddy had crossed 257.04 lakh tons.

The Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture department had set a target of paddy cultivation on 60 lakh hectares out of 96.03 lakh hectares in this Kharif season, and sowing had been done on 57.72 lakh hectares till August 4. Sowing of paddy on the remaining land is likely to be completed by August 15.

Based on the data of paddy sown last year and this year, it is estimated that this time there will be a record production of paddy in UP.

Besides, UP is likely to set a new record in the production of coarse like millet and maize as well due to the conducive weather, according to experts.

In Bareilly division, paddy has been sown on 194.40 thousand hectares of land followed by 175.50 thousand hectares in Moradabad division, 156.01 thousand hectares in Meerut division, 141.40 thousand hectares in Aligarh division, 73.72 thousand hectares in Saharanpur division and 25 thousand hectares in Vindhyachal division.

According to agricultural experts, even during the second wave of pandemic, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ensured that there was no shortage of fertilisers and seeds in the state. The government also ensured that there was also no shortage of fertilisers like urea, DAP, NPK, zinc and potash while the movement of machines for harvesting wheat continued as usual.

The Yogi government is also working on increasing the storage capacity for food grains in the state in view of the estimated increase in production. In 2017, the total storage capacity in the state was close to 29 lakh tons, which has been increased to more than 51 lakh tons in just three years. The government has set a target to increase the storage capacity to 70 lakh MT by 2022.

In a major step to make UP a one trillion dollar economy, the is going to organise the Moto GP India 2023 bike race from September 22 to 24 at Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida for the first time to establish a strong image of the state at the global level, a government spokesman said.

The event will see 116 bikers from 45 teams racing with superbikes at a speed of 360 km/h on the racing tracks. The event will raise revenue of Rs 954 crore and provide direct and indirect EMPLOYMENT to 4932 people.
The state government will set a new world record through the live streaming of the event across 195 countries and approximately 450 million people are expected to watch the event. The world will see how the image of UP has transformed over the past six years during the event.

About one lakh people will be able to sit and enjoy the Moto GP event at the venue. During the programme, guests will be presented with ODOP gifts. Along with this, ODOP stalls will also be set up at the venue.

The turnover of Rs 954 crore will include food and beverage (13.5%), sale of various products (10.4%), hotel Industry (10.4%), tickets (13.4%), transport (5.1%), culture (5.9%), travels (34.9%) and others (6.4%).
It is estimated that 77.5% people from different states of the country and 22.5% from different countries will be spending huge amounts during the event.

The Yogi government has started an action plan for publicity of the event overseas through a short video based onUttar Pradesh. Exhibitions will also be held in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Cochin, Visakhapatnam, Coimbatore, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Jaipur to advertise the event while in Noida and Delhi it will be done by running e-buses with UP government and Moto GP logo on it.

Over 40% tickets have been sold so far. Ticket prices ranges from Rs 800 to Rs 40,000 are being sold. Apart from this, tickets of Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 2 lakh will be sold through online medium.

The Uttar Pradesh government has tied up with the Indian Institute Of Management, Lucknow to promote start-ups and groom entrepreneurial skills among rural youth.

The state, in collaboration with IIM-Lucknow, will set up an incubation centre to provide seed capital and nurture fresh business ideas among rural youth.

The state has a vibrant start-up ecosystem with Noida, Ghaziabad and Lucknow accounting for a dominant share of ventures. Prominent UP-based unicorns include Paytm and Pine Labs.

The Yogi Adityanath government has amended the start-up policy to expand incentives to enrich the doing business Climate for new business ideas.

At the same time, the government has increased the targeted number of start-up Centres of Excellence (CoEs) from three to eight. Currently, UP is Home to about 52 government-recognised incubators with more than 7,200 start-ups registered with the Department for Promotion of and Internal Trade (DPIIP).

To further boost start-up infra, the state has formed an angel fund with the target of setting up 10,000 start-ups. The government has been allocating huge funds to strengthen the start-up support mechanism and promote self-EMPLOYMENT among the youth.

TheUttar Pradesh governmentwill now take the help ofreligious leadersto createawarenessamong people not to dump bodies in the rivers, an official said on Monday, amid mounting criticism over such incidents.

A large number of dead bodies have been found flowing in the rivers in many districts of the state. There have also been reports of bodies being found buried on the banks of the Ganga.

As part of the Uttar Pradesh governments initiative to promote Education in the state, ten districts will soon get Sanskrit medium secondary schools. Setting up these new intermediate-level Sanskrit schools is among the top priorities of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

At present, there is only one government Sanskrit-medium secondary school and one government Sanskrit degree college operating in Uttar Pradesh. The other such institutions are being run privately. The 10 districts where the new schools are proposed include Varanasi, Rae Bareli, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Moradabad, Shamli, Jalaun, Etah, Amethi, and Hardoi.

In the next phase, the State Government is gearing up to open more such schools in five other districts Gorakhpur, Prayagraj, Ayodhya, Chitrakoot, and Mathura.