Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh has seen major positive changes in the last nine years under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s leadership.
Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh has seen major positive changes in the last nine years under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s leadership (since March 2017).
Earlier known more for its history linked to freedom fighter Ram Prasad Bismil, the district is now growing in roads, hospitals, education, industries, and village facilities.
Ram Prasad Bismil Autonomous State Medical College in 2019. It takes 100 MBBS students every year and has a working 100-bed (or more) hospital attached to it. The government is developing an Industrial Manufacturing and Logistics Cluster (IMLC) of about 101 hectares and another industrial area near the Ganga Expressway covering around 105 hectares at a cost of about Rs 36 crore. Artisans who earlier earned little now make Rs 25,000 to Rs 30,000 a month in many cases. Shahjahanpur’s Zari-Zardozi forms part of the larger ODOP success story that has helped Uttar Pradesh nearly double its exports (from around Rs 86,000 crore in 2017-18 to over Rs 1.86–2 lakh crore in recent years), with ODOP and handicraft products contributing a substantial share (often cited near 50%).
The government has focused on basic needs, jobs, and planned growth. Healthcare has improved a lot. The government set up the Pt. Local people no longer need to travel far to Bareilly or Lucknow for many treatments. Labs have been upgraded with modern equipment, and plans include a nursing college, critical care unit, and MRI machine. Thousands of families have received Ayushman Bharat golden cards for free treatment. Primary health centres and schemes for better services in rural areas have also helped. These steps mean quicker and closer medical care for ordinary people. Education is also moving forward as envisaged by yogi government. The old and respected Swami Shukdevanand College is being upgraded into a university. This will allow local students to study higher courses without leaving the district. More young people can now dream of better careers right at home. Skill training and coaching programmes have also helped youth prepare for jobs and competitive exams. Industries are coming to Shahjahanpur. Large units like UltraTech Cement and sugar mills are providing employment to thousands of local youth. These projects will attract more investment and create steady jobs in manufacturing and logistics. Single-window systems make it easier for investors to set up units. The overall economy of the district is growing, with better opportunities for both skilled and unskilled workers. The One District One Product (ODOP) scheme has given new life to Shahjahanpur’s traditional Zari- Zardozi (embroidery work). This craft was almost dying. Now, with government support for training, loans, branding, and marketing, demand has increased. Products are going to markets in India and even to Dubai and Saudi Arabia. The number of workers has grown many times, and family incomes have risen significantly. By creating local jobs, reducing migration and adding to the state’s export earnings, the scheme supports overall economic growth and helps smaller districts like Shahjahanpur play a bigger role in Uttar Pradesh’s rising contribution to national exports and GDP. This scheme helps keep the old skill alive while giving people self-employment and dignity. Villages have changed. Places like RamapurBarkatpur have become model villages with interlocking roads, proper toilets (hundreds built), housing under government schemes, street lights, and clean surroundings. Pensions for widows, elderly, and differently-abled people reach beneficiaries regularly.Farmers have received big help. Loan waivers worth hundreds of crores, direct money under PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi to over five lakh farmers, subsidies for farm machines and solar pumps, and crop insurance have reduced their problems. Under Jal Jeevan Mission, most rural homes now have tap water connections. These efforts make village life better and reduce the need for people to migrate for work.