Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said in the Assembly that after 2017, there has been a big change in infrastructure, investment and employment in Uttar Pradesh. 22 expressways, 16 airports and 9 lakh government jobs without bribes have changed the identity of UP.
Lucknow. While discussing infrastructure and employment in the Assembly, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that in the last nine and a half years, there has been a big change in the development speed, identity and respect of Uttar Pradesh. Today Uttar Pradesh has become a major attraction for investors from the country and the world.
The Chief Minister said that this change is the result of strong political will and planned infrastructure development. Before the year 2017, the situation of the state was not hidden from anyone. The roads were in poor condition, there was mockery over the name of the metro and there was a severe lack of coordination between the Center and the state in the railway network.
Bad picture of UP before 2017
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that before 2017, Uttar Pradesh was struggling with poor infrastructure. Potholes were common on the roads and due to lack of infrastructure the state was becoming known as a backward state.
The then governments used to form alliances out of compulsion, but instead of development, anarchy continued to spread. Despite UPA government at the Center and Samajwadi Party government in the state, mutual coordination was not good, due to which the development work was affected.
Historic expansion in the expressway network
Chief Minister Yogi said that before the year 2017, there were only one and a half expressways in Uttar Pradesh, whereas today there are 22 expressways in the state. When all these are fully operational, Uttar Pradesh alone will have about 60 percent of the total expressway network of the country. This is a symbol of the new pace and changing identity of the state.
UP leading in railway, metro and road connectivity
The Chief Minister said that Uttar Pradesh is also at the forefront in the country in terms of railway network. With a network of approximately 16,000 kilometers long, UP has become the state with the largest railway network in the country. Interstate connectivity has been converted into four lanes and Uttar Pradesh has also become the leader in the country in terms of the number of metro cities.
Big change in air connectivity
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that before 2017, there were very few airports in the state, out of which only two were fully and two partially operated. Today 16 airports are operating in the state, which includes four international airports. Along with this, Noida International Airport (Jewar), which will be India’s largest airport, is going to start operations from next month. This will become the new identity of development of Uttar Pradesh.
Country’s first rapid rail and water way in UP
The Chief Minister said that the country’s first rapid rail is being operated in Uttar Pradesh. Along with this, the country’s first waterway has also been started in UP. Plans are underway to extend the waterway between Varanasi and Haldia to Prayagraj and further from Ballia to Ayodhya. All these projects are the result of the strong will of the government.
Respect is not achieved by ego, but by work: CM Yogi
Chief Minister Yogi said that it has been the arrogance of the Samajwadi Party to talk big. When a party itself starts saying that it has done it, then only ego is born. He said that you get respect when the world itself says that you have done good work. Today the world is saying that good is happening in Uttar Pradesh and every Uttar Pradesh resident is getting respect for it.
Playing with the future of youth under SP rule
On the issue of employment, the Chief Minister cornered the opposition and said that before 2017, serious irregularities took place in the education and recruitment commissions. He alleged that during that period, unqualified people were appointed to important positions. Even people who got third division in high school and intermediate were made the chairman of the commission, which caused injustice to the future of the youth. The Chief Minister said that the maximum injustice done to the youth of UP happened during the rule of Samajwadi Party.
Record of 9 lakh government jobs without bribe
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that in the last nine and a quarter years, about 9 lakh government jobs have been given in the state without any bribery. This is a historical record in itself. Giving the example of the recent recruitment of 60,244 policemen, he said that such a transparent and large-scale recruitment had never happened before.
Police training infrastructure strengthened
The Chief Minister said that before 2017, the total capacity for police training was only 3,000. Due to lack of adequate infrastructure, the training period was reduced from 9 months to 6 months, which affected the quality. He said, “The more you sweat in training, the less you will bleed during service.” After the year 2017, the police training infrastructure has been strengthened so that the police force can become more competent and professional.
Reforms made in recruitment commissions and selection boards
The Chief Minister said that technical and administrative reforms have been made in Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission, Subordinate Services Selection Commission and Police Recruitment Board, due to which the recruitment process has become transparent and fair.
Pledge to take strict action against counterfeit mafia
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that a retired DGP has recently been appointed in the Education Commission. Just as the back of the mafia was broken, similarly the back of the counterfeit mafia will also be broken. He said that the habits of copying mafia had worsened under the previous governments, but it is the responsibility of our government to reform them.
New employment opportunities with infrastructure, jobs
The Chief Minister said that the government is not just working to fulfill the formalities but to improve the system. Referring to “Paritranaya Sadhunam, Vinashaya Cha Dushkritam”, he said that the objective of the government is to protect the good and punish the wicked. He clarified that along with infrastructure and government jobs, new avenues of employment are also being opened continuously.