UTTAR PRADESH

U.P Bundelkhand Expressway

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Bundelkhand Expressway was recently inaugurated in Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Bundelkhand Expressway is a 296 km long expressway.

It will pass through 7 districts and lastly connect with Agra- Lucknow expressway.

The expressway will provide a seamless connectivity and boost economic progress in this region, by bringing in an industrial boom.

The Bundelkhand expressway starts at Bharatkoop in Chitrakoot district. It connects with the Agra-Lucknow expressway at Kudrail village in Etawah district. It crosses seven districts namely, Chitrakoot, Mahoba, Banda, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Aurraiya, and Etawah. It crosses rivers like Bagen, Ken, Birma, Shyama, Betwa, Chandawal, Yamuna, and Sengar.

Uttar Pradesh to revive aquifers to dilute river contamination

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Uttar Pradesh (UP) authorities will start making efforts to reviveaquifersto dilute contamination in 15 groundwater-based rivers that originate in the state.

The flow area of these rivers ranges from 18 km to 598 km. However, due to depleting water tables, they have often been reduced to drains by industries and cities that want to get rid of toxic effluents. These rivers do not include Yamuna and Ganga, as they enter the state fromUttarakhand.

Toxic water from these bodies has been linked to causing dreaded diseases such as cancer and bone deformities in residents of surrounding villages. For instance, hundreds of villages situated on the banks of the Krishni river, which originates in Saharanpur, have complained about the issue. Some residents said the groundwater was “unusable” due to its toxicity.

Focus on 10 sectors to achieve $1 trillion economy: UP CM Yogi Adityanath

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Chief MinisterYogi Adityanathhas directed officials to prepare a detailed action plan focusing on 10 sectors in coordination with all the important departments related to the of the state to achieve the goal of $ 1 trillion (Rs 82 lakh crore) economy in the next four years, said a government spokesperson.

The 10 sectors are: Law and order, agricultural production, social security, Infrastructure and industrial development, urban development, rural development, medical and Health, Education, tourism and culture and revenue collection.

Upbeat with Investment proposals worth Rs 35 lakh crore received through the recently heldGlobal Investors Summitand a historic budget of Rs 6.90 lakh crore for the financial year 2023-2024, the State Government has embarked on its mission to establish the state as the country’s largest economy by 2027. Yogi Adityanath has given instructions to officials to carry forward the programmes while preparing an action plan in mission mode for the next four years. The responsibility of each of these sectors has been given to an experienced officer of the level of additional chief secretary.

The state government also has a big base for realising the huge goal of making the state an economy of more than 82 lakh crores. It was clearly evident during the last three years of Covid-19 pandemic when the whole world witnessed an economic downturn, butUttar Pradesh’s GSDP increased by 16.8 percent in 2021-22 due to the financial discipline and concerted efforts of the government, he said.

Besides, Uttar Pradesh contributes about 8% to the national GDP, endowed with the most fertile land in the country, abundant Resources“>Water Resources, young Population, as well as the country’s largest consumer and labour markets.

Survey to detect parasitic infection in UP school kids

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A team of experts from Chandigarh-based NationalInstitute of Epidemiology of Icmr(Indian Council of Medical Research) is conducting a survey of -transmitted helminths prevalence among children studying in the government primary and upper primary schools inUttar Pradesh.

Soil-transmitted helminths lead toparasitic infectionin children that hinders nutritional and physical development in young children, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Under the survey, stool samples of school going children are being collected and their microscopic examination is being done in temporary microscopic centres set up at the nearest health facility (community/ primary health centre).

The film policy of Uttar Pradesh is getting a lot of appreciation at the International Film Festival of India-2021 being held in Goa. A stall of UP’s Film Bandhu has also been set up there and it was inaugurated by Randhir Kapoor and Rahul Rawail.

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At the same time, a delegation under the guidance of Film Bandhu Chairman Navneet Sehgal and Secretary Shishir reached Goa to participate in the prestigious film festival.

UP’s shooting locations are being shown on LED to producers, directors from all over the world. The film policy of the UP government is being promoted through booklets, folders and LEDs at the stalls of Film Bandhu set up at the Goa Film Festival. Artistes, directors, producers, technical experts from all over the world have evinced interest in CM Yogi’s vision, policy and beautiful film shooting locations of UP.

Uttar Pradesh launches new industrial policy to achieve 1 trillion-dollar economy

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The much-awaited new industrial development and EMPLOYMENT generation policy ofUttar Pradeshwas cleared by the state cabinet.

Assuring that the new policy would ensure the continuity of success scripted during the previous policy term, Nandi claimed that learnings from the past, feedback from the and opinion of experts has been integrated well to come up with a comprehensive document. Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner, Arvind Kumar said, “The new framework aims to make Investment in UP easier and mutually beneficial to investors from any part of India and the world.”

Citing some salient features, they pointed out that the new policy offers investment in four categories namely – large (Rs 50-200 crore),Mega(Rs 200 – 500 crore),Super Mega(Rs 500 – 3,000 crore) andUltra Mega(Rs 3,000 crore or more).

As many as 6,000 children have benefited from the Bal Sewa Yojana (child service scheme) launched by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for children who lost either of their parents or both during the COVID-19 period (from March 2020).

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Besides, 2,000 other new children have also been selected by the Women and Child Development department, and they will be given the benefits of Bal Sewa Yojana soon.

The fresh applications have started coming in the department for the child service scheme.

Prior to this scheme, hundreds of children of UP were getting direct benefit from the sponsorship scheme aimed to give dignity, self-reliance and security to the children of people living below https://exam.pscnotes.com/POVERTY-line”>Poverty Line in UP. Under this scheme, there is a provision of giving Rs 2,000 per month to single, disabled parents and orphan, destitute children of poor sections.

At the district level, the district probation officer, DPO, DCPU and Bal Kalyan Samiti are accepting the applications coming from gram panchayat, block levels and distributing the amount to the children within six months. Under this scheme, 1,026 children have been benefited in different districts of the state.

To connect the children of the needy families of the state with the mainstream of Education, the State Government had also launched Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana. Through this scheme, on the one hand, the parents are being counseled to encourage their children in the field of education, while on the other, by getting all these children enrolled in primary schools, the children of underprivileged class are getting educated.

Varanasi: First Cultural and Tourism capital of SCO

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Varanasi City is all set to be declared as the first Cultural and Tourism Capital of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

Varanasi has been showcasing the culture and tradition of India for ages.

It will become the cultural and tourism capital of the SCO for year 2022-23, as a part of SCOs new rotating initiative that seeks to promote people-to-people ties and tourism among member countries.

Under the initiative, a city of cultural heritage from member states will be designated as cultural and tourism capital of SCO each year. Varanasi has become the first city to get the title.

City will be selected from member country, which will take over the Presidency of SCO on rotational basis.

Title will be given to cities in a bid to highlight its prominence.

The new initiative of the organisation will be implemented after the Samarkand Summit 2022. The Samarkand Summit of SCO is scheduled to be held at Samarkand, Uzbekistan from September 15-16 2022. After this initiative, India is set to take over SCOs Presidency and will host next Heads of the State summit. This is why, Varanasi has won the title of first Cultural and Tourism Capital of the SCO.

In its ongoing mission to empower the farmers of Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the Self-Reliant Farmer Integrated Development Scheme.

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The Rs 722.85-crore scheme will benefit more than 27 lakh farmers associated with Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) by increasing their income substantially in the next five years.

Also the government will spend the amount to provide facilities and Resources to farmers at every level, from farm to market.

In the current financial year, the has earmarked Rs 100 crore for this scheme. Under this scheme, 2,725 FPOs will be formed benefiting 27.25 lakh shareholder farmers directly.

At present, a total of 693 FPOs have been formed in 408 blocks of the total 824 blocks of the state. About 500 to 1,000 farmers are associated with an FPO on an Average. FPOs provide bargaining power to small and marginal farmers for selling their crops. Therefore, the Yogi government has decided to form 2,725 FPOs in the next five years under the Self-Reliant Farmers Integrated Development Scheme.

In order to improve the quality of technical education, the Uttar Pradesh government is planning to implement a state-level ranking system — State Institutional Ranking Framework — on the lines of NIRF (National Institute Ranking Framework). It will be a data driven approach to analyse the performance of public and private technical universities.

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The UPSIRF will be a pioneering attempt towards creating world class institutions in the state, using a highly credible and transparent framework wholly based on objective data. The clear focus will be on helping the institutes identify areas of improvements, bridge the gaps and achieve excellence regionally, nationally and globally.

The institutions will be rated on the basis of their performance and this will also provide a measure to the government to give grants accordingly. The SIRF will compel the institutes to strive hard in achieving a good rank and will create a healthy competition among the institutions.

Uttar Pradesh has three technical universities Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur and Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology in Gorakhpur.