UP has emerged as breakthrough state: Governor
Uttar Pradesh (UP) has transformed itself from a “bottleneck state” into a “breakthrough state,” Governor Anandiben Patel said on Monday.
Addressing a joint sitting of both houses of the Uttar Pradesh Legislature on the first day of the Budget Session, Patel highlighted the achievements of the Yogi Adityanath-led Government, even as members of the Samajwadi Party (SP), the main opposition, protested inside and outside the assembly. Patel’s over 30-minute address was interrupted by shouts of “Governor go back,” and “anti-reservation Government will not work” by the SP members. During her address, SP legislators repeatedly came near the speaker’s dais and shouted slogans.
The governor urged the protesting members on three occasions to stop sloganeering and return to their seats. Patel said that with the resolve of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas,’ nearly six crore people in the state had been lifted out of poverty.
“The state has successfully transformed itself from a bottleneck state into a breakthrough State. The Government believes in taking problems to their logical solutions,” she said. She said that in line with the dreams of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr BR Ambedkar, the Government is committed to making 2026 a strong symbol of ‘Antyodaya,’ social justice and inclusive public welfare by keeping the goal of zero poverty at the centre of its policies.
“The Government is moving forward with firm resolve to realise the vision of Developed Uttar Pradesh @2047. I am pleased that a very meaningful discussion was held in the State Legislature for preparing the Developed India, Developed Uttar Pradesh @2047 vision document,” Patel said.
In her 55-page address, the governor detailed the Government’s major achievements since 2017, citing improvements in law and order, infrastructure, investment, employment generation and welfare sectors. Patel said the state Government is pursuing a policy of “zero tolerance” towards law and order and mentioned a slew of reforms in the state’s police department. She said that since 2017, the UP police budget has increased by nearly 150 per cent.
She mentioned state initiatives such as coarse grains promotion, natural farming, Kisan Samriddhi Yojana, PM-KUSUM scheme, farm pond scheme, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, as successful.
Patel said that since 2017, a record payment of more than Rs 3 lakh crore has been made towards sugarcane dues. She said cow protection is among the top priorities of the Government, and currently 12,38,547 cattle are being sheltered in 7,497 cow shelters across the State.
The governor said that under the Chief Minister’s Fisheries Wealth Scheme, construction of 2,163 hectares of ponds and 291 hectares of rearing units was completed between 2020 and 2025.
Patel said that during the Mahakumbh-2025, the water quality of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers in Prayagraj was maintained as per prescribed standards.
She mentioned the State Clean Ganga Mission, Uttar Pradesh, receiving the Platinum Scotch Award for 2024-25. She said that 26,81,403 people have been covered under the Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana so far, and that under the pre-matric scholarship scheme, Rs 325 crore was allocated during 2025-27 to benefit nearly 11 lakh OBC students of classes 9 and 10.
