UTTAR PRADESH

UP Wins Tableau Of The Year In 2022 Republic Day Parade

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The Uttar Pradesh tableau was chosen as the best among the 12 States/UTs in the Republic Day parade on 26 January 2022.

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The Uttar Pradesh tableau was chosen as the best among the 12 States/UTs in the Republic Day parade on 26 January 2022.

‘One District, One Product and Kashi Vishwanath Dham’ was the topic of the Uttar Pradesh tableau. On 26 January, a total of 12 states and union territories marched in the Republic Day parade.

Karnataka took second place with a tableau focused on the ‘cradle of traditional handicrafts.’

In contrast, Meghalaya took third with a tableau based on ‘Meghalaya’s 50 years of Statehood and its tribute to Women-led and SHGs.’

KGMU listed as advanced centre for clinical trials

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he Indian Council of Medical Research (Icmr) has nominated King George’s Medical University (KGMU) as an advanced centre for clinical trials in the central zone. The council has published the name of the 12 institutes of six zones across the country.

KGMU has been selected from the central zone which includes Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,Chhattisgarhand Madhya Pradesh.

The central research agency had sought applications from interested institutions to participate in the Indian clinical trial and Education Network (INTENT) programme. KGMUs application was selected after scrutiny and it was approved that the medical university will act as an advanced centre for clinical trials. ICMR is developing a centralised network in selected medical institutions and medical universities, which would run clinical trials of drugs, therapies and Vaccines. Besides, researchers will also be trained in these institutes.

For harnessing agricultural and processed food products exports potential from the eastern Uttar Pradesh , APEDA (Agriculture Produce Export Development Authority) organised Agri-Export Conference-cum-Buyer Seller Meet at Mirzapur, attended by Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Anupriya Patel, and more than 700 farmers, exporters and farmers.

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Addressing the conference, Anupriya Patel said that the increase in agricultural and processed food products exports from Purvanchal would not only boost Indias Foreign Exchange earnings but also help in doubling the income of farmers as well as boost EMPLOYMENT opportunities in the region.

The minister said that the country had set a $400 billion target for merchandise exports for 2021-22 and $262 billion of exports had already been achieved during April-November 2021-22 period.

She said that a record export target of $43 billion had been set for agricultural products in 2021-22 and because of efforts by APEDA and farmers, this target would be achieved in the current fiscal.

APEDA Chairman Dr M Angamuthu spoke about the initiatives taken by the Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture Produce Export Development Authority for boosting exports from Purvanchal region.

The event was organized to commemorate the 75th year of Independence being celebrated with a theme of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’.

In July, 2021, for promoting agricultural crops exports and adherence to global practices, APEDA in collaboration with FPOs, traders, exporters, agricultural scientists, Uttar Pradesh government and other institutions had organised a meet in Varanasi. More than 200 farmers from the Varanasi region participated in the meet where agricultural scientists and officials from the leading institutes provided valuable inputs for promoting agricultural products exports from the region as well as adherence to globally recognised Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) by farmers

The Central and Uttar Pradesh governments have shown their full commitment to the maintenance and beautification of the state’s heritage sites which lay neglected during the previous regimes.

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The Central government, under its Swadesh Darshan Scheme, has allocated a total of Rs 33.17 crore to improve the , enhance the attraction and ensure tourist security at the heritage sites of Uttar Pradesh, which are known as the land of Lord Ram, Lord Krishna, Buddha, Kabir and Mahavir Jain.

The tourist attractions being renovated include the invincible Kalinjar Fort located in Banda district that is about 1,500 years old and one of the largest forts in the country; Shaheed Sthal Chauri Chaura (Gorakhpur) built in memory of the martyrs who gave a U-turn to the war of independence; Martyrs Memorial in Meerut built in the memory of martyrs who started the war of independence back in 1857 and Sloam Chaupal in Muzaffarnagar.

‘All parts of UP drawing investments uniformly’

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PWD ministerJitin Prasada said that under Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath’s guidance, all parts of the state, and not just Lucknow and Noida, are attracting investments.

Speaking on last day of the three-day Interior Design Confluence andShowcaseby Indian Institute of Interior Design, Prasad said that all the existing and next generation architects were supporting the initiative of developing green buildings started by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi.
He also suggested that everyone should support local artisans at the state and national levels which would eventually help them save the transportation cost. “Our aim aim is to seeUttar Pradeshas one of the most developed states in the next five years,” he said.

Uttar Pradesh tops in online tracking of sexual assault cases

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Uttar Pradesh has secured first position among all states in online monitoring and tracking of cases of sexual assault. In a span of five months, UP moved to the top spot from seventh position.

Tracking of cases is done through a portal, known as Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences (ITSSO), which is an online analytical tool launched in 2018 to monitor and track timely completion of Police investigations in sexual assault cases. The website is maintained by theNational Crime Records Bureau(NCRB).

Varanasi – Indias First Ropeway Service

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Varanasi was the first Indian city to have a ropeway system.

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Varanasi, a city in Uttar Pradesh, is slated to become the first city in India to provide ropeway service as a form of public transportation to alleviate traffic congestion.

The proposed ropeway will run from Cantt RAILWAY Station (Varanasi Junction) to Church Square (Godauliya), spanning a 3.45-kilometre aerial distance.

It has around Rs 400 crore, which is split 80:20 between the central and state governments.

After Bolivia and Mexico, India will be the third country to deploy a ropeway for public transportation.

In the beginning, the rope will stretch of 3,45 kms covering Cantt Railway Station, Sajan Tiraha, Rathayatra and Girija Ghar Chauraha.

Yogi govt to raise living standards of deprived communities in UP Action plan

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In line with its commitment to transform the lives of the deprived communities, the Yogi Adityanath government has prepared an action plan to address the needs of the Musahar, Sahariya, Vantangiya and Nomadic communities in Uttar Pradesh.

According to the action plan, the government will not only provide housing facilities to these communities but will also work towards offering them EMPLOYMENT opportunities. Along with this, the government will work to improve their access to basic facilities, Education, and training in relevant fields.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has issued a strong directive to the officials for the welfare of these communities. The officials have been directed to provide residential facilities to these communities under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (both Rural and Urban) by allocating land through the Revenue department and facilitating setting up of businesses near their residential areas.

These families will be also linked with the MGNREGA scheme by providing them job cards by running a special campaign through Jan Suvidha Kendra. Apart from this, the officials have been instructed to identify all the families, ensure 100 per cent enrollment of their children in the local primary or secondary or higher secondary schools and provide scholarships to all of them.

Furthermore, the officials have been told to impart free training through district-level Skill development institutions to the adult members of the deprived communities in accordance with their level of education and employment capacity under the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Swarojgar Yojana of the Uttar Pradesh Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation Ltd.

Uttar Pradesh most improved state in Leads 2021 rankings

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Uttar Pradeshhas improved itsLogistics Ease Across Different States(Leads) ranking, leaping from 13th position in 2019 to 6th this year.

Leads ranking was launched by the ministry of commerce and in 2018 to assess the performance and ease of Logistics in states across the country. No survey was conducted last year in 2020.

UP is ahead of states like Kerala, Karnataka, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in Leads ranking, the spokesperson said, adding that this was essentially because of increased investments in the state following “improved law and order” as well as “ease in doing business”.

Aadhaar helped Uttar Pradesh save Rs 8,000 crore in past 9 years

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On an Average, theUttar Pradeshgovernment saved around Rs 895 crore annually and removed 8.7 lakh ghost beneficiaries in the last nine years with the help of Aadhaar.

The 12-digit individual identification number issued by Unique Identification Authority of India, which serves as proof of identity and proof of address for residents of India, was used by various government departments for the direct benefit scheme (DBT). The UIDAI facilitates identifying the beneficiaries with the help of face authentication or biometric such as thump print or retina scan.
According to exclusive data accessed from UP government, since the launch of DBT in 2013 the government with the help of aadhaar saved Rs 8,062.04 crore and omitted 79,08,682 ghost beneficiaries.

The Majority of ghost beneficiaries were removed by the Food and civil supplies department. A total of 55.51 lakh fake beneficiaries were removed which helped the department to save Rs 7,065.10 crore followed by the basic Education department which detected 17.31 lakh ghost beneficiaries and saved Rs 174.95 crore.