Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday mentioned the state has remodeled from “Uttam Pradesh” to “Udhyam Pradesh” and the continued help of entrepreneurs and buyers would assist it obtain the targets of turning into a trillion-dollar financial system and the expansion engine of “Viksit Bharat”. He additionally praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for guiding the state’s progress.
The chief minister was addressing a gathering at the groundbreaking ceremony in Lucknow on Monday for funding proposals obtained in the course of the UP Global Investors Summit 2023 held in February final 12 months. PM Modi was additionally current at the occasion.
“In 2018, during the first Investors Summit, the Prime Minister had said here in Lucknow that UP has values and virtues but in these changing times, value addition is required. Not only in work culture or business culture but UP’s strength in every area requires value addition. Today, six years later, I am delighted to say that by assimilating these words of the PM, Uttar Pradesh has framed its policies, as a result of which within six years, the fourth edition of this groundbreaking ceremony is being organised,” the CM added.
Yogi Adityanath additionally said that UP signifies “Unlimited Potential”. “The state neither lacks ‘manpower’ nor ‘willpower,’” he asserted.
As the second-largest financial system of the nation, UP is contributing 9.2% to the Indian financial system, mentioned the CM. “This land is blessed by saints and seers, it is also the land of the sacred rivers like Ganga, Yamuna, and Sarayu. It is a land of virtue as well as ‘enterprise and entrepreneurship’. Today, Uttar Pradesh is on the path to transforming India’s labour force into an economic powerhouse,” he mentioned, whereas emphasising UP’s affiliation with “Shri Ram, Gopeshwar Shri Krishna, and Baba Vishwanath”.
The CM additionally highlighted the success of the Global Investors Summit 2023 and mentioned that UP has great potential and the funding price Rs 10,000 crore as a part of the Groundbreaking Ceremony 4.zero is an instance of that. “February 19 marks a celebration as these investment proposals are being translated into reality. Today, the ‘bhoomi pujan’ of projects worth more than Rs 10 lakh crore is going to be completed with the blessings of the Prime Minister,” he added.
The chief minister mentioned that Uttar Pradesh now boasts wonderful connectivity via water, land, and air. He attributed the elevated investor curiosity within the state to initiatives such because the Ease of Doing Business framework, the Nivesh Mitra and Nivesh Sarathi portals, the Incentive Monitoring System, and the state’s investment-friendly insurance policies. He underscored the significance of accountability and transparency for each particular person concerned.
The chief minister said that UP respects each investor. “Now people have started saying that Surakshit Nivesh Matlab Uttar Pradesh (safe investment means Uttar Pradesh),” he mentioned.
The CM expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for gracing the state along with his presence to inaugurate the fourth version of the groundbreaking ceremony. He additionally prolonged a heat welcome to the buyers and entrepreneurs gathered at the occasion.
He mentioned over the previous decade, the nation had ascended from being the 11th-largest financial system to the fifth. “There is no doubt that India, under Prime Minister Modi’s leadership, will ascend to the position of the third-largest economy in the world. This is ‘Modi ji ki guarantee’ and Uttar Pradesh firmly believes in it,” he mentioned.
Yogi Adityanath additionally praised PM Modi for the historic consecration of Lord Ram Lalla in Ayodhya and inaugurating the primary Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi this 12 months. “We are grateful that we’re a witness to this historic period as India enters its Amrit Kaal. We are privileged to have the ready steering and management of Prime Minister Narendra Modi because the saarathi (charioteer) of India’s Amrit Kaal, “he added.
Along with PM Modi, governor Anandiben Patel, defence minister Rajnath Singh, deputy chief ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak, meeting speaker Satish Mahana, legislative council chairman Kunwar Manvendra Singh, BJP state president Chaudhary Bhupendra Singh, ambassadors of varied international locations, excessive commissioners, union cupboard ministers, authorities and administration officers, eminent buyers, and entrepreneurs had been current at the occasion.