Asking officers to act tough against `fly-by-night’ companies, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that stringent laws should be made against such companies. He also asked the bureaucracy to promote 'Make in UP' on the lines of 'Make in India'.
“There are reports of financial companies duping investors. Prepare tough laws to check such `fly-by-night’ companies. These companies have brought a bad name to Uttar Pradesh,” Yogi said during a presentation of State Institutional Finance Department in lucknow on Tuesday night.
Yogi also asked officials to start a scheme to promote `Make in UP’ in lines of Make in India. “There are products which are UP -specific, but we are not able to market them. There is brassware industry in UP. The carpet and leather industries are world famous. And then there is furniture of Saharanpur. All these things need a push,” he said.
The CM also asked officials to link life certificates with Aadhar card which will benefit over 12 lakh pensioners. "Ensure pensioners get their pension by the first day of each month and the money is transferred digitally," Yogi said.
During presentation of Excise department, the CM said that total prohibition should be followed in religious places like Ayodhya, Vrindavan, Chitrakoot and Deva Sharif.
“Action would be taken against the guilty officials if sale of liquor is allowed in these cities, he said.
He also said that total prohibition should be followed in one km area of Kashi Vishwanath temple, Krishna Janmasthan in Mathura and Sangam in Allahabad.
Adityanath directed officials that the 8,544 liquor shops whose location has to be changed following a Supreme Court order banning liquor sale along highways should be allowed to open only at a prescribed distance from schools, places of worship, hospitals and populated areas.
During Mining department’s presentation, the CM ordered completion of e-tendering process of Mining lease contracts within 20 days. “The tendering process should be transparent so that no one can raise a finger at the government. The state has suffered because of illegal mining operations. Individuals have become rich but the state has suffered because of individual’s greed,” he said.
“Officials of mining department must work in close coordination with police and district administrations to put a check on illegal mining in the state”, he said.
During presentation of Entertainment Tax department, Yogi asked concerned officials to explore the possibility of running single screen cinema halls in state. "Since the single screen cinema halls have proper land, they can also run multiplexes from it and also help in increasing revenue," the CM said.