UTTAR PRADESH

After the grand success of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanaths ambitious One District One Product (ODOP) scheme, the , with the aim to provide wider recognition to local goods, will bestow GI tags on major delicacies of Uttar Pradesh such as Mathuras peda, Agras petha, Kanpurs sattu and bukunu, among others.

The states Marketing“>Agricultural Marketing and Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture Foreign Trade department has ramped up preparations to provide GI tags to special delicacies of Uttar Pradesh representing different districts.

Applications have already been submitted seeking GI tags for agricultural and processed products like Chausa mango, Banarasi paan of Varanasi, imarti of Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh and the registration process is in the final stage.

A total of 36 products of the state, including six related to agriculture, have been given GI tags. At the same time, a total of 420 products of India are registered under GI tag, out of which 128 products are related to agriculture.

The GI tag provides legal protection to an agricultural product found in a region. Unauthorised use of agricultural products can be curbed by GI tag as it increases the importance of agricultural products produced in a particular geographical area. GI tag is treated as a trademark in the international market. It promotes exports, as well as increases local income and by identifying specific agricultural products, it is easy to export and promote them in India as well as in the international market.

UP chief secretary RK Tewari on Sunday said the loans disbursed to theMSMEunits in the state rose by 2.5 times in the past 4.5 years.

Inaugurating UP Pavilion India International Trade Fair-2021 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, Tewari said loan disbursment to MSME grew from Rs 28,136.00 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 73,765.00 crore loan in 2020-21.

He said that UP ranks first in the country in terms of establishment of MSME units. About 90 lakh units are registered in the state, which is 14.2% of the total registered units in the country.
He said an -friendly Environment has been created by the UP government while giving time bound approvals/licenses to the investorsnder the MSME Act-2020,investorshave been kept free from inspection of any department for 1,000 days by issuing acknowledgementcertificatewithin 72 hours.

After Madhya Pradesh,Yogi Adityanathgovernment inUttar Pradeshis set to introduceHindilanguage textbooks for MBBS courses in state medical colleges.
According to medical Education officials, the government has constituted a three-member committee that is reviewing MBBS textbooks on three subjects biochemistry, anatomy and medical physiology in Hindi, launched recently in MP as part of the National Education Policy 2020.

The result can be seen in the fact that so far 391 big investors from across the country and from abroad have taken land to set up their factories in Greater Noida. These projects have raked in to the tune of Rs 26,530 crore.

Under this scheme, plots ranging from 450 square metres to 20 acres would be made available to the investors. Allotment will be done through interview or draw of lots in the first week of November on the applications received till October 31. With these allocations, the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority is expected to rake in about Rs 800 crore and provide job opportunities to around 3,000 people.

Under this project of the government, 21,142 farmers of 11 districts, located along river Ganga from Bijnor to Ballia, have formed 700 organic clusters in an area of 14,000 hectares. The farmers included in these clusters have grown various crops through organic methods under Kharif 2020 and Rabi 2020-21 seasons.

These products were displayed in the stalls of fairs, exhibitions and seminars organised at various occasions. Farmers have so far sold organic products worth Rs 2.76 crore from this project.

Buoyed by the success of this three-year project in its first year, the is going to start its second phase soon. Of the total project cost of Rs 71.40 crore, a sum of Rs 21.05 crore has been spent. It is worth mentioning that the state government, in order to double the income of the farmers, has created many facilities which include impetus to Organic Farming, switch to profitable crops and diversification in agricultural methods.

UP has emerged as second in the country in disposal of cases of crimes against Women. According to an official, until July 6, the women and child protection organization had solved 97.8% of cases of crime committed against women.

Also, UP ranks fifth in terms of registration of FIRs and investigation of such cases. An officer added that the has taken several steps to prevent and control crime against women in the last six years.

On this, the Police officials briefed Yogi that until July 6, 2023, the state witnessed disposal of 97.8% of FIRs registered under Section-376 of IPC and POCSO Act, bagging second position in the country. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu have bagged the first place in solving cases of crime against women with 98.3% disposal of cases and Puducherry the third place, with 97.5% disposals. The worst performing is Bihar with 18.5% disposals, followed byManipur(20.6%) andAssam(46.7%).

Furthermore, UP ranks second in the country with 0.3% disposal of cases of crimes against women registered under Section 376 of IPC and Pocso Act, pending for more than two months.

Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA) is all set to implement proposals worth Rs 40,000 crorein thefirst groundbreaking ceremony of Yogi Adityanath government 2.0.

Simultaneously, the process of grounding MoUs worth Rs 42,000 crore in the groundbreaking ceremony is underway.

The land has been identified by these investors and soon it will also be made available to them. Notably, all the departments have been given specific targets for the groundbreaking ceremony. UPSIDA has been given the highest investment target of Rs 1.60 lakh crore, of which 224 MoUs worth more than Rs 82,000 crore have been shortlisted so far.

UPSIDA CEO Mayur Maheshwari said, Proposals for a total investment of Rs 3.18 lakh crore were received from 600 investors in UPGIS-2023. In such a situation, to get these investment proposals implemented, they were divided into five categories MSME (up to Rs 50 crore), large (Rs 50-200 crore), mega (Rs 200-500 crore), super mega (Rs 500- 5,000 crore) and ultra mega (above Rs. 5,000 crore).

The maximum investment of Rs 7,020 crore is being made in Chandauli by four investors while Amethi has 30 units with an investment of Rs 4,761 crore.

In terms of sectors, the Logistics and Warehousing sector will witness investments from 41 investors, while 32 investors are set to establish private industrial parks while28 other investors have expressed interest in the Food Processing sector. Most of these investors are investing in Purvanchal, where 65 units with an investment of Rs 20,189 crore are ready for implementation.

Notably, these units will generate 1,33,477 EMPLOYMENT opportunities in the state. Besides, units established in Paschimanchal will generate maximum employment opportunities. The number of jobs to be generated in Paschimanchal will be 72,740, while 36,135 employment opportunities will be generated from the units investing in Purvanchal region. As many as 22,702 jobs will be created for people living in Madhyanchal while 1,900 jobs are likely to be created in Bundelkhand region.

People living below https://exam.pscnotes.com/POVERTY-line”>Poverty Line, holders of Antyodaya cards and others in need will start getting free ration from May 20. Financial aid of Rs 1,000 will also be given to daily wage earners from June.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, whose government has announced free dry ration and financial aid to the needy, said that community kitchens are being run in 71 out of 75 districts in the state. He said that he has directed authorities to ensure that government run community kitchens should be organised in all 75 districts.

The rations will include 3kg wheat and 2kg rice. The scheme is expected to benefit around 15 crore people.

The CM said that in Light of the corona curfew, daily wage earners, who have lost jobs, will be given financial assistance of Rs 1,000 each from June.

The scheme, applicable to around one crore daily wagers in urban areas, including street vendors, cart pullers, labourers, construction workers, e-rickshaw drivers, rickshaw pullers, barbers, dhobis, halwais, mochis and people involved in traditional forms of EMPLOYMENT, will get the payment of Rs 1,000 each.

According topmost priority to Women welfare, the Yogi Adityanath government has been taking dedicated steps ensuring all-round Empowerment and uplift of women. In line with the vision, with Rs 150 crore, the government will solemnise the marriage of poor girls belonging to Other Backward Classes.

It may be mentioned here that the has been allocating funds and provides grants for the marriage of poor girls of Backward Classes. The grant is provided by the State Backward Classes Welfare department on applications submitted by any family belonging to the Backward Class seeking to avail of the grant amount. So far, the state government has provided grants of Rs 771 crore to 3,85,514 beneficiaries under the marriage grant scheme.

To benefit from the scheme, some terms and conditions have been set by the department. It is necessary to follow these conditions while applying. The most essential rule in this is regarding the estimation of the income of the poor. The annual income of the applicant should be Rs 56,460 in urban areas and Rs 46,080 in rural areas. In the application, the age of the groom should be 21 years and of the bride 18 years. Caste certificates must be attached. Under the scheme, the benefits of the marriage grant can be given to a maximum of two daughters from a family.

In addition, under the Mukhyamantri Samuhik Vivah Yojana, grants are provided by the Social Welfare department for the marriage of daughters belonging to financially weaker sections. The Social Welfare department organises mass marriages and spends Rs 51,000 on each marriage. Earlier this amount was Rs 35,000, which has been increased. So far, over 2.25 lakh girls have been married under this scheme.