New India emerging under PM's leadership: CM Yogi Adityanath

LUCKNOW: A new India is emerging under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the country witnessing all-round development, said chief minister Yogi Adityanath, while presenting BJP's political resolution at the party's national executive meeting in New Delhi on Sunday.
Yogi said, under PM Modi, nation's global reputation has improved and the Indian passport has earned its respect.
"PM's vision of "one sun, one world, one grid" received overwhelming support at the climate change conference in Glasgow. AT G-20 meet, PM gave an important message of one world, one health giving a sense of direction to the world," he said. On the domestic front, he remarked PM Modi's timely decisions helped the country to successfully battle Covid-19 that brought the world to its knees, while continuing developmental activities and caring for the underprivileged.
‘UP 2nd largest economy in short time’
PM Modi’s mantra of trace, test, treat and vaccinate helped Uttar Pradesh control Covid-19, the CM added.
“Developing two vaccines in a short time and administering more than 100 crore doses is a historic achievement. In Uttar Pradesh, 13.28 crore doses have been given and 8.43 crore tests conducted. Fortyone districts of the state don’t have a single case of Covid infection and the state is capable of conducting 4lakh Covid tests daily even as UP braces up to tackle the third wave of the pandemic,” Yogi said.
He said, medicine kits have been distributed to children of different age groups through vigilance committees, while booths have been set up to vaccinate parents of children below 12 years of age. Yogi also praised the prime minister for slashing excise duty on petrol and diesel on Diwali to bring relief to common people, adding UP has slashed prices of both by Rs 12 each.
CM Yogi said, Uttar Pradesh is religiously following the motto of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas and Sabka Vishwas of the PM. “UP tops in implementation of 44 Central welfare schemes. Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, 43lakh houses have been built in rural and urban areas, while 2.61crore toilets have been built under Swachh Bharat Mission. Similarly, 1.56crore free gas connections have been given under Ujjwala scheme, whereas 1.38crore people got free electricity connection under the Saubhagya Yojana. Besides, six crore people received insurance cover of up to Rs 5lakh under Ayushman Bharat scheme. More than seven lakh street vendors have got bank loans under PM SVANidhi scheme.”
“Uttar Pradesh ranks second in ease of doing business in the country. The state has also emerged as the second largest economy of the country in a short time”, CM Yogi remarked. Also, due to rising investments, 1.61crore youths got jobs in private sector, more than lakh have bagged self-employment opportunities and 4.5lakh got government jobs in last four and a half years, the CM said. Yogi said, UP decided to extend Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana in the state till Holi in view of the pandemic, which will continue to benefit 15 crore people of the state. “Now Antyodaya card holders will not only get rice and wheat, but also 1litre of cooking oil and 1kg of salt and sugar,” he said.
Asserting that law and order has been “restored in Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath said, properties worth Rs1,800crore usurped by gangsters have been impounded or demolished in last four-andhalf year of BJP rule. Yogi said the Government was providing grants to farmers and making record foodgrain purchase from under MSP.
Also, during the lockdown, 40 lakh migrant workers were brought home and provided ration and given Rs 1,000 each, he added. The government also arranged transport to bring thousands of stranded students from Kota.