UTTAR PRADESH

UP: Ayodhya sees 30% jump in registrations as land deals surge

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The Uttar Pradesh stamp and registration department has revealed thatAyodhyasaw a rise of over 30% in registrations over the previous year as land deals have reportedly shot up since the construction of theRam Templebegan.

Data shows that in 2021-22, Ayodhya saw a collection of Rs 10,141 crore as stamp duty and registration fees as against Rs 7,602 crore in 2020-21, a rise of 33%. Ayodhya is one of more such areas where we have seen stamp duty collections rise over the past year.

Besides, the department has seen its revenue rise by 20% in 2021-22 over the previous year, collecting close to 80% of the targeted revenue. The rise, say officials, can be attributed to government schemes like development of industrial corridors, Jewar airport etc.

While ensuring transparency in the public distribution system, the UP government has so far provided free food grains to more than 96 per cent of beneficiaries across the state for May-June under PMGKY.

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In order to help the migrants, poor and under-priviledged sections to tide over the hardship of Covid times, the government is providing 5 kg food grains free of cost to over 14.71 crore beneficiaries. Under the scheme, each beneficiary is supposed to be given 3 kg of wheat and 2 kg of rice.

Yogi launches projects worth Rs 412 crore in Mainpuri

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In his first visit to Mainpuri after urban civic polls, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated as well as laid foundations of projects worth Rs 412 crore in the district.

While inaugurating 23 industrial projects worth Rs 238.30 crore and laying the foundation stones of 40 development projects worth Rs 173.19 crore, the chief minister said that the government was working hard to make Mainpuri one of the most developed districts of the state.

The chief minister also unveiled the statue of Madhavrao Scindia in the presence of Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and senior ministers from his cabinet.

While unveiling the statue at the ScindiaTiraha, the chief minister said everyone was shocked by his untimely death in 2001 because he was a rising star in the nation’s politics.

UP govt to set up 600 pollution check centres, hire 1k youths

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To provide EMPLOYMENT opportunities to youth, theUttar Pradeshtransport department will open 600 automobiles pollution testing centres which will curb the problem of toxic smoke (pollution) being released from vehicles.

Under the scheme high school passed youth will get employment.

A spokesperson said that the department has already completed preparations to setupthe pollution check centres and make them businessoriented.
According to state government records, the number of vehicles has exceeded 2.5 million in the state capital alone. Against this only 75 pollution control centres are present.

UP cane dept makes GPS survey of crop area must

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Thecane development departmentofUttar Pradeshhas mandated the use of Global Positioning System (GPS) technology for estimating the sugarcane acreage across the state for the 2023-24 crushing season.

It will help the sugar mills in estimating the volume of sugarcane crops to be crushed during the forthcoming crushing season.

GPS will ensure acreage estimates are accurate so as to enable the state sugarcane department brace for the impending season.

The survey teams will collect data on the sown cane varieties, their Growth, sugarcane seed nurseries, model cane fields equipped with https://exam.pscnotes.com/drip-Irrigation“>Drip Irrigation systems, cane fields with Intercropping and more. Moreover, the area of autumn planting of cane and the spring planting of cane will be recorded separately.

34 border districts to be developed as UPs brand ambassadors

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The is all set to develop 34 border districts as brand ambassadors of the state.

The districts have been divided into two categories tourism and culture as well as Industry considering their importance.

These 34 districts of UP share borders with Nepal and eight states, includingUttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh,Haryana, Rajasthan, MP,Chhattisgarh,Jharkhand, Bihar and Delhi. The government plans to develop Infrastructure and civic amenities in these districts. Tourist facilitation centres, hotel chains and traveller plazas will be developed in districts where One District One Product products will be displayed.

After bringing record investment in the electronics manufacturing sector in Uttar Pradesh, now the state government is determined to make the state a hub of pharmaceutical business. For this, the government has decided to bring a new Pharmaceutical Policy by amending the existing one drafted in 2018.

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With the amendments, the new policy will rule out several reliefs to companies manufacturing active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) as raw materials. Due to this, big pharmaceutical majors from India and abroad engaged in manufacturing will be interested in investing in UP.

It is worth noting that every year, more than Rs 40,000 crores of medicines and medical equipment are used in Uttar Pradesh but the state and its consumers are dependent on other states for medicines. In view of this, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had rolled out a Pharmaceutical Policy in 2018 which aimed at providing necessary to big pharmaceutical companies for manufacturing medicines in the state.

Along with this, it was decided to set up a Medical Device Park and a Bulk Drug Park across the state.

After the introduction of the said policy and backed by government efforts, approval for setting up of Medical Device Park in Noida was received from the Central government last month. Now, North India’s largest Medical Device Park will be built on 350 acres of land in Sector 28 of Yamuna Expressway Development Authority (YEIDA). An Investment of Rs 5,250 crore is expected to be made through the MDP and more than 20,000 people are expected to get EMPLOYMENT.

Uttar Pradesh: Drones to keep vigil on Ganga pollution, containment zones

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched four drones in Varanasi morning for curbing pollution in Ganga, keeping a vigil in containment zones and delivering medicines and other essential articles to the needy.

The Videos and photographs captured by the drones will enable the officials to keep vigil and will help in judicious deployment of personnel and Resources and make further strategies.

In case of emergencies, these drones will also deliver medicines and other essentials in containment zones.

The drones are equipped with public address system and can be used to relay administrative orders and spreading awareness in containment zones, besides surveillance in containment zones.

GIS: Govt increases investment target

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The Uttar Pradesh government, enthused by the response to the recent roadshows in foreign shores, has increased the target for its Global Investors Summit (GIS) by 70 per cent to Rs 17 lakh crore.

Earlier, the Yogi Adityanath-led government had targeted a net private investment of Rs 10 lakh crore at the GIS to be held from February 10 to 12 in Lucknow this year. The string of roadshows in December across 16 countries fetched the state investment proposals of over Rs 7 lakh crore.

The departments of Information Technology (IT) and Electronics, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME), Energy, Housing, and the Greater Noida Authority have been assigned investment targets of Rs 1 lakh crore each. The other departments whose investment targets have been upgraded include Textile, Civil Aviation, Public Works (PWD) and Urban Development, etc.

The UP State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA) has also been mandated to attract investment of Rs 1 lakh crore from entrepreneurs looking to set up industrial units in the state. The UPSIDA has already netted investment proposals worth Rs 80,000 crore in the run-up to the big-ticket event, which is likely to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The GIS is billed to play a vital role in propelling UP as a trillion-dollar economy in the next five years, as envisaged by the Yogi government. The State Government is making all efforts to achieve the target, said UPSIDA Chief Executive Officer Mayur Maheshwari, adding that investors had shown interest in the sectors of Food Processing, textile, automobile, private industrial park, Warehousing, paper Industry, medical, biofuel, toys, data centre, IT, electronics etc.

Meanwhile, the UPSIDA has prepared an inventory of about 15,000 acres of industrial land for allotment to industries. Among the memorandums of understanding (MoUs) already signed by the UPSIDA, a private industrial park will come up in Ghaziabad at an investment of Rs 10,000 crore and it would provide jobs to 10,000 people.

Similarly, 1,000 people will get EMPLOYMENT in a Logistics and warehouse park in Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida) to be developed by the Mobility Infrastructure Group with an investment of Rs 8,000 crore. The Mega Leather Cluster Development in Kanpur will provide employment to 2,00,000 people with an investment of Rs 6,000 crore.

CM: Ayodhya to soon be connected with waterways

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that after the proposed world class airport, Ayodhya town would soon be connected with waterways.

After laying the foundation stone of the Government Ayurvedic College, 500 Health wellness centres and 50-bed AYUSH hospitals in six districts at a function in Ayodhya on Friday, Yogi declared, “No efforts will be spared to present Ayodhya as a world class destination with modern amenities and global connectivity. New Ayodhya will have the best roads, air, rail and waterways connectivity soon and efforts will be made to connect the historic town with waterways leading to other river side cities. This project will be implemented through the Central government. Also, work is underway to connect all Ayurvedic colleges of the state with Ayurvedic University in Gorakhpur.”

In a scathing attack on the previous Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh, the chief minister in obvious reference to firing on the karsevaks in 1990, said, There was a pressing need of the government of Ram bhakts to bring ‘Ram Rajya’ in the true sense. People do not want a government that fires bullets at Ram bhakts.”