The Uttar Pradesh government said that the state was ranked fifth in the list of states that had generated most jobs in the MSME (micro, small and medium enterprises) sector.
The government cited a report of the Reserve Bank of India in support of its claim.
Calling it a major success, the state government said the top four states ahead of UP were Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
“Uttar Pradesh has become the fifth state to generate the highest number of jobs in the MSME sector. The state has achieved the fifth position in the ranking prepared by the RBI after leaving behind states like Rajasthan, Karnataka, Delhi and Punjab. The RBI prepared the report after assessing all the states in the country. The RBI has also included the data of jobs created by the Yogi Adityanath government during the COVID-19 era,” the government said in a statement.
“Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the government not just took the decision to bring back more than 40 lakh migrants stuck in other states but also fulfilled the challenge of providing them jobs. After skill-mapping of more than 20 lakh workers, they were given employment through the MSME department. The state government signed memorandums of understanding with FICCI and Indian Industries Association to give jobs to six lakh workers. Also, MoUs with institutes like NAREDCO and Laghu Udyog Bharti were signed to generate five lakh jobs in the private sector,” the statement said.
The government also said that 90 lakh MSME units were operational in the state and the One District One Product’ (ODOP) scheme of the government proved to be a game changer.
“In the ODOP scheme, started under the MSME sector, people were given employment and business on a local level. The MoU with companies like Amazon and Flipkart for online business gave the scheme a new speed,” it said. Not just prominent districts, smaller districts like Jaunpur, Etah, Pilibhit, Mirzapur and Pratapgarh have also become centres of employment under the ODOP scheme,” the government claimed.