Union Home Minister Amit Shah has praised Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for restoring law and order in Uttar Pradesh and for completing long-pending irrigation projects.
Participating in the 23rd meeting of the Central Zonal Council which concluded in Bhopal on Monday, Shah said that rule of law had been established after a long time in Uttar Pradesh under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. He added that the chief minister had also succeeded in depoliticising the government machinery.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressed the meeting virtually as he could not reach the venue because of bad weather.
Shah said that UP had not only completed irrigation projects which were pending for years but had also expanded their capacities and launched new projects.
“In the field of infrastructure also, UP has connected the entire state by building many roads, bridges and culverts,” he added.
Shah added that a lot of work had also been done in the Defence Manufacturing Corridor of UP.
Barring three issues, all other issues were resolved in the Central Zonal Council meeting and it was decided to hold the next meeting in Rishikesh.
Each state will have a 10-minute presentation of its three successful works, so that other states may also take advantage of the good work.
Shah said that there was a time when Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh used to come under the category of BIMARU states.
“It is a matter of joy for us that now all the four states have come out of this category. On behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, I want to congratulate all the chief ministers for bringing Modi’s concept of Team India on the ground in your own state. In the last meeting of the Central Zonal Council, 26 out of 30 issues were resolved. In the 14th meeting of the standing committee, out of 54 issues, 35 issues were resolved ahead of the meeting,” he said.
Shah told the chief ministers of all the states to give priority to cases of crime against women and children. “There should be continuous review of the situation at the level of chief secretary in this regard,” he said.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while praising Union Home Minister Amit Shah, said that under his leadership, the internal security of the country was moving towards its best today. He said that the concept of cooperative federalism was being realised in the country with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of Team India, adding that the regional council was a manifestation of this.
Yogi, however, added that the biggest example of cooperative federalism was seen in the management of the novel coronavirus pandemic. He said the efforts made to save the country's 135 crore population from the global pandemic had been highly commendable and had been appreciated by the whole world.
Yogi said that the steps taken by UP to re-establish its identity were mainly programmes aimed at restoring the track of development by creating an environment of security within the state.
“In Uttar Pradesh, programmes are being conducted to carry our spiritual and cultural heritage forward,” he said.
“In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's resolve to make the country a five-trillion dollar economy, we have started the process of making UP a trillion-dollar economy and we believe we will be successful in our venture,” Yogi said.
The UP chief minister said that for the goal of self-reliant India, One District, One Product scheme of UP was appreciated everywhere.
“Taking forward our traditional venture, we have decided to essentially push the local products through the GeM portal,” he said.
Yogi also talked about effective prevention of lumpy disease related to cattle, cow smuggling and drug business ruining the younger generation.