Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday released “UP — The Growth Factory”, a coffee-table book illustrating the initiatives and policy vision of the Samajwadi Party Government in UP under the young and dynamic leadership. The book includes illustrative and pictorial journey of diverse aspects of UP’s growth story.
“The coffee table book points to how the Samajwadi Party Government made balance on our development agenda and how we had not left any field or department untouched, in which we had not herald a new era of development,” asserted the Chief Minister while thanking Chief Editor of ‘The Pioneer’ Chandan Mitra and his team members for bringing out a compilation of development and progress made during his regime.
“The book reflects the true vision of our development agenda and I would like to request Chandan Mitra that the coffee-table book, which is now released in English, should also come out in Hindi version soon so that more and more people get a glimpse of steps taken by my Government to put this State ahead on top of all States in the field of development,” said Akhilesh, while addressing the mediapersons and party workers soon after releasing the book at lok Bhawan auditorium.
Thanking the Chief Minister for giving an opportunity to ‘The Pioneer’ to bring out the coffee-table book, Chandan Mitra said that they had published coffee-table book for other Governments too, but in making of “UP-The Growth Factory”, he and his team members felt maximum happiness. “This book will help industrialists and foreign companies who are looking towards Uttar Pradesh for investment. Rapid development is taking place in this largest State of the country,” said Mitra.
“The upcoming longest UP-Agra Expressway, connecting Ferojabad, Kannauj, etc, are going to change the life of artisans, artists, labours and other local industries. The Pioneer is going to bring a compilation of the Chief Minister’s dream project. I will like to request Akhilesh Yadav to release that progress document of UP,” said Mitra while adding that the work taken by the Samajwadi Party Government will herald golden era in the State.
He thanked the Government officials, particularly the Information department, for providing relevant documents which helped them bring out the coffee-table book.
Commenting on the coffee-table book, Principal Secretary (Information) Navniet Sehgal said that this Book will help the Government forward development agenda taken up by Akhilesh Yadav to everyone. “This book is a vision of Government’s remarkable development story which the world and everyone should know,” said Chief Secretary Rahul Bhatnagar, while highlighting that how the per capita income and growth rate had increased during the present Samajwadi Party’s regime.
Chief Adviser to the Government Alok Ranjan said, “The book is a true vision of how the Chief Minister had directed this State to rapid path of development and progress.”
Besides coffee-table book, the Chief Minister also released of Hindi edition of Naya Daur, having compilation of famous sayer Majaj, “Nai Umang” magazine, which showed various welfare work taken by Government for minorities, and a book by Dr Hari Om “Khawwabon Ki Hassi”. The Hindi compilation of Majaj’s work was done by Wazahat Rizvi, a senior officer in Information Department.