UTTAR PRADESH

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Friday that under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the UP government was committed to realise the dream of ‘Arth Ganga’.

Due to Arth Ganga, people now feel more emotionally connected with water and the river. They are now more confident about the through rivers,” he said. The CM visited Fort William to see barrack where Subhash Chandra Bose had been kept captive by the British. He also visited the Army Museum and offered floral tributes to Netaji and other martyrs.

The joint Indo-Russian venture has been approved by the Government of India. The proposed project reflects the ever increasing paradigm shift in DEFENCE acquisition from buy (global) to .

The joint venture will provide business opportunities to various Micro, Small and Medium enterprises (MSMEs) and other defence industries for supply of raw material and components, leading to generation of new EMPLOYMENT opportunities.

The project marks a significant stride towards making Uttar Pradesh a key contributor in the defence manufacturing prowess of India. With this, the much ambitious project of Uttar Pradesh government to establish a Defence Manufacturing Corridor in the state has also come a long way.

The project will be implemented by a special purpose joint venture called Indo-Russian Rifles Private Ltd (IRRPL). It has been created with the erstwhile OFB, now Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWEIL) and Munitions India Limited (MIL) of India and Rosoboronexport (RoE) and Kalashnikov of Russia.

CM Yogi said that the Saharanpur-Shamli road is almost complete. The Saharanpur- Dehradun route, which is built with an estimated cost of Rs 1200 crore, is contributing to the development of Saharanpur. He mentioned that security is his government’s top priority, which has taken steps for the same, including setting up ATS centre in Deoband.

TheCabinetcleared the UPMilkDevelopment and Milk Production Promotion Policy 2022, paving the way for investments in the sector in the state and creation of about 1.25 lakh jobs.

The policy will be effective for five years from the time of notification. An official said that the government hopes to get investments of up to Rs 5,000 crore in the sector over the next five years. The plan is to increase the level of milk processing from the current 10% to 25% and increase the marketable surplus of processed milk from 44% to 65%.

A subsidy of 10% up to a maximum of Rs 5 crore will be given for setting up milk processing Plants, or Investment in plant, machinery, technical or civil work for the expansion of existing plants. A Rs 10 crore interest subsidy over five years will also be given. For the first time, the government will also give a subsidy of Rs 7.5 crore on setting up a cattle feed factory.

The Cabinet also cleared the Textile and Garment Policy 2022. The special aim of this policy is to attract investments of Rs 10,000 crore in the textile sector, creating jobs for 5 lakh persons, establishing apparel parks and ensuring an increase of about 50% in the income of weavers.

Under the policy, a 25% subsidy up to a maximum of Rs 100 crore will be given on investments in plants and machinery for textile and garments units. An additional subsidy of 5% will be given to units that are set up inMandhyanchaland 10% to those set up in Purvanchal and Bundelkhand.

The state took a giant leap in its vaccination drive by administering over one crore vaccine doses in less than 10 days.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attributed the states achievement to the dedicated efforts of the Health workers, frontline workers, ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers, Women self-help groups (SHGs) and even to the citizens of the state.

The Indo-gangetic region is one of the most polluted regions in the country given the fact that it is landlocked. UP lies in this region and at least 99.4% of the states Population resides in areas which exceed the permissible limits of Air Pollution. This was highlighted in a webinar titled solving Uttar Pradeshs air pollution crisis while keeping pace with the development organised byClimate Trendson International Clean Air Day.

Dr Surya Kant said, high air pollution levels are not only causing respiratory disorders in people in UP but also neurological ailments.

There is a need to make the common man aware of air pollution and its impacts, said Arunima Sinha.

In a bid to enhance facilities for players in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government is gearing up to establish the UP Sports Authority, taking inspiration from the successful model implemented in Gujarat.

The proposed authority will function as an independent unit and the Sports department has prepared a comprehensive proposal which will soon be presented to the cabinet for approval. Once authorised, the process of setting up the sports authority will commence, making UP the second state in the country to establish a State Sports Authority, following Gujarat, a senior government official told this reporter here on Thursday.

Until now, sports-related programmes and initiatives aimed at promoting athletes have been undertaken through the Directorate of Sports in the state. However, the government believes that an independent unit is necessary to further develop sports in UP, enabling better facilities and fostering player encouragement.

The government envisions numerous benefits with the establishment of the sports authority. Players can expect access to modern equipment, improved dietary provisions, advanced training facilities and specialised sports medicine centres.

In a decisive push to by private players in UP, the state cabinet headed by chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday approved the scheme of providing financial incentive for establishment of data centres in the state. The measure was introduced in the UP Data Centre Policy-2021 which envisaged attracting firms to set up data centres all over the state, not just Noida.

The work of setting up of four data centre parks with an investment of over Rs 15,950 crore is under process. These include NIDP Developers Pvt Ltd of Hiranandani Group with investment of Rs 9134.9 crore, NTT Global Centers and Cloud Infrastructure India Pvt Ltd of Japan with investment of Rs 1,687 crore and two projects of Rs 2,414 crore and Rs 2,713 crore each of Adani Enterprises Ltd. These will provide direct and indirect EMPLOYMENT to more than 4,000 people. Hiranandani Group’s first institute is expected to be ready in July and commercial work is likely to start in September.

The cabinet has decided to give necessary impetus to these projects, with the condition that the investment made under the policy period will be considered for permissibility of financial incentives and will be started during the policy period (5 years).

In order to give recognition to the Micro, Small and Medium enterprises of Uttar Pradesh, the MSME and Export Promotion department has started a registration campaign on the MSME Udyam portal in the entire state.

This campaign will be run in the entire state till June 15.

The Directorate of Industries will organise camps for the registration of micro, small, and medium enterprises in each district. Additionally, the MSMEs themselves can also register by visiting the portal. All eligible MSMEs can register.

The objective is to provide a platform for the active micro, small, and medium enterprises in the state so that they may benefit from the schemes implemented by the Yogi Adityanath government for MSMEs.

According to officials, there are more than 90 lakh active MSMEs in Uttar Pradesh, but only 14 lakh MSMEs are registered on the portal so far. All these units contribute directly and indirectly to the states gross domestic product (GDP).