Chief minister Yogi Adityanath speaks during the TOI Youth Icons Summit & Conclave on Tuesday
Speaking at the Youth Icons Summit & Awards, UP Chapter, organised by The Times of India, the CM said that by 2047, the year by which Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised a ‘Viksit Bharat’, the youth would have become the leaders of the world, for which they need to be suitably trained. “Recall how Uttar Pradesh was 10 years ago. He asserted that the BJP govt in UP had a zero-tolerance policy towards crime since 2017. FRAME 2: FAIR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Yogi recalled that soon after he took over as CM in 2017, he was given a file where all appointments made in one particular year were to be cancelled. “Before 2017, letters were not given on merit but on proximity to the Saifai syndicate or through dealings. In the past 9.5 years, we have given 9.5 lakh jobs without recommendation. FRAME 3: FOCUS ON SPORTS The CM said that before 2017, the govt was not bothered about sportspersons. When she was asked how she turned it around, Prachi said that the prospect that she could be appointed deputy SP in UP on winning pushed her to win,” the CM said, adding that 1,400 players have been given appointment letters for govt jobs so far. FRAME 4: MAKING YOUTH JOB PROVIDERS The CM said that before 2017, UP’s youth was jobseeker but now he was a job-provider. He said that there were only 120 start-ups in UP before 2017, which had gone up to 25,000. “We have created a fund of Rs 1,000 crore to support start-ups. FRAME 5: AI & MODERN TECH The CM said that 10 years ago, nobody in UP would even talk of AI. “When the hiring process started in 2023-24, they asked me where they can hire from. He also recalled how proud he felt when UP-manufactured Brahmos missiles were used against Pakistan and how the state also got Rs 35 crore in GST on sale of the missiles. The CM related another story from 2017 when he called up a candidate. “When we came to power, there were 1 lakh small villages where there was no power. FRAME 6: ECONOMY, INVESTMENT & INFRA Highlighting infrastructure development, the CM said that before 2017, UP had 15 expressways while now it had 60% network of the total expressways in the country. “There were two international airports, in Lucknow and Varanasi, but now there are five international airports and 17 domestic airports. In Gorakhpur, 14 flights are operating daily and are running full. Our economy, per capita income, budget and women workforce has increased by three times since 2017,” the CM said, adding that now UP’s youth did not have to migrate for jobs and opportunities. FRAME 7: UP’S HERITAGE Calling heritage UP’s soul, the CM said that more than 156 crore tourists visited UP last year. FRAME 8: WORKING FOR YOUTH Addressing the youth, the CM said that in 2047, the benchmark for Viksit Bharat, the current generation would be about 40 years’ old and leading the country.
Because of which the state’s youth have moved from being jobseekers to becoming job-givers, lucknow: Through a series of eight frames, woven to make a reel to appeal to the youth, chief minister Yogi Adityanath identified the crucial changes made by the BJP govt in UP since 2017. Several families from West UP were forced to send their daughters outside the state due to lack of security,” he said. “Because of this, criminals and mafia have been reduced to dust. This became possible due to security and positive policies,” he said. Because she wanted the deputy SP’s post, they would have been inspired, when crores of youth must have heard about Prachi Chaudhary who won a medal.
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FRAME 1: UP’S TRANSFORMATION The first frame of the CM’s reel, highlighting the changes over the past 9.5 years, looked at UP’s “identity crisis and security”. There was no infrastructure of which people could be proud,” Yogi said. UP is no longer about ‘one district-one mafia’ but about ‘one district-one product’,” he said. One lakh more jobs would be given within the next six months,” he said. Sportspersons have shown faith in this govt which is why they are able to give their best,” he said. There is a centre of excellence on drone technology in Kanpur, and one on robotics is being developed in Noida,” he said. “We have CM Yuva Udyami Guarantee Scheme which helps one lakh youth each year get a guarantee-free and interest-free loan,” he said. I allowed the facility to come up and put in a condition that the facility would hire local talent,” Yogi said While many were opposed to the idea since the govt would need to spend on land acquisition for the project even as the treasury was already stressed. “His relative picked up the phone and said that he had gone to a neighbouring village to get his phone charged since villages used to get electricity on roster,” he said. Now, we have provided electricity to every village,” he said. The CM said that Lucknow was being developed as AI city while Global Capability Centres were being set up in UP, employing lakhs of people. The PM had said ‘hawai chappal pehenne wala bhi hawai yatra karega’ and we are fulfilling that,” he said. Now, those coming to visit Kashi, Ayodhya, Vrindavan, and Mathura are not just religious tourists but are also promoting local economy like restaurants, cycle rickshaws, and small shops,” he said. Commending TOI for felicitating youth in various fields, the CM said that this would inspire lakhs of youngsters to perform well. Voting is not just your right but also your duty,” he said, asking the youth to enrol for voting. Praising India’s democracy, he said that if there was no democracy, people would not have been able to come on stage and speak, or for a comedian would have been able to crack jokes. However, freedom of speech is guaranteed to everyone within ‘maryada’,” he said.
When people from UP went out of the state, they were forced to hide their identity. When they returned, they faced an issue of security. Girls couldn’t go to school. Nobody wanted to invest here. “It was believed that Uttar Pradesh started from the spot where potholes started on roads and where there was only darkness after sunset. “Women too can work till late. Women say they are not worried about any threat to security. This has increased the presence of women in workforce,” Yogi remarked. When he looked into it, he found that appointment letters had been issued to people who had not even applied for the job. “Prachi Chaudhary had been losing but finally she clinched a medal. We are developing centres of excellence where the youth will get exposure and training. “During the Covid pandemic, DRDO approached the govt to set up a hypersonic missile facility in UP. I was so happy that our youth got jobs. ‘Parivar ko hi pradesh manne walon ko janata vida kar chuki hai. Mere liye pradesh hi parivar hai,” the CM quipped. “Under BJP, UP got the first inland waterway, monorail, and freight corridor. “Shedding BIMARU tag, UP has emerged as a breakthrough state. It has moved from the bottom three economies to the top three. “The state has a rich heritage but previous govts did nothing to promote it. “UP is looking at a bright future. We cannot allow disappointments, which pushed previous generation into depression, to return. The youth has the power of democracy. “Everything would have been censored. Download the TOI App.