LUCKNOW: British High Commissioner to India, Alex Ellis, called on chief minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow on Friday and discussed ways in which the United Kingdom and Uttar Pradesh could cooperate on the trade front.
Ellis commended the CM on the work done to control the spread of Covid-19 in the state and said that the two governments could work together in the fields of health, defence, education, environment, designing and packaging, especially with regard to the government’s flagship scheme ‘One District One Product’.
“The high commissioner told the CM that UP has immense potential for export of textile and leather goods to the UK. Companies from the country are keen to expand their presence in the state. He also mentioned that education was one sector in which both the countries could collaborate,” said a government spokesperson. He added that Ellis specifically commended the CM on the work done in the field of women empowerment, education of girls, implementation of several women welfare schemes and assistance to local artisans.
Ellis also visited the premises of Greenware Private Limited, a company engaged in producing Khadi textiles. He was given a demonstration of solar charkhas which are used for weaving khadi cloth and he asked how his country could promote the use of solar charkhas in order to produce ‘green clothing’.
