CM Yogi in Gorakhpur
Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday announced that one lakh youths would be provided govt jobs over the next six months, with 77,000 of the recruitments to be made in the police and home guards departments. Addressing a gathering in Gorakhpur after inaugurating and laying the foundation stones for 119 development projects worth around Rs 40 crore, Yogi said the recruitment process would begin on Sept 19. He claimed that since 2017, govt had established the rule of law in UP and created a new chain of development and infrastructure projects. He said poor law and order, extortion and disorder before 2017 discouraged outsiders from working in the state. The campaign is being organised to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi completing 25 years in public life.
Because of improved infrastructure, connectivity and law and order, “The state is now attracting investment.
Yogi said the rule of law and a secure environment were essential for development and the availability of public amenities. Highlighting the state’s economic transformation, Yogi said UP was no longer a “BIMARU” state but had emerged as a growth engine of the country’s economy. He said poor law and order and an atmosphere of “loot, anarchy and disorder” before 2017 had discouraged outsiders from working in the state. The govt is working to create further employment opportunities for young people through industrial expansion and development projects,” he said. Mafias in Uttar Pradesh are either in jail or have undertaken a journey to the other world,” he said. “Today, Uttar Pradesh is attracting investment and becoming known for improved infrastructure, industrial growth and connectivity,” the CM said. He said a week-long special camp would be organised from Oct 7 under the “Sewa Sankalp Abhiyan” to identify and provide benefits to those who had been left out of schemes for various reasons.
“ Uttar Pradesh is now known for rule of law and is free from curfews, riots and anarchy.