LUCKNOW: Terming the role of Uttar Pradesh as crucial in fulfiling the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make India a USD 5 trillion economy, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said it will only be possible when UP’s own economy touches USD 1 trillion.
Speaking at the launch of the National Infrastructure Master Plan called ‘Mission Gati Shakti’, the CM said UP had already started the implementation of its own action plan for infrastructure development and directed state officials to cooperate with the Centre fully to make the mission a success.
UP has achieved a major goal in improving its ease of doing business rankings over the past 4.5 years. With the cooperation from the central government, we are already implementing various projects which are important for our infrastructure development,” he said.
He said Gati Shakti was being recognized as the ideal initiative for good governance to build a strong India. “It is also going to be a means of providing a single-window platform for planning, quick approval and decisionmaking for any project,” he added. “Through Gati Shakti-National Master Plan, India aims to develop holistic infrastructure for manufacturing, multi-modal connectivity, utilisation of resources, timely creation of innovative capabilities and speedy resolution of bottlenecks.
Under the Rs 100-lakh crore national master plan, there will be better opportunities for employment to youth and to improve their standard of living,” the CM said.
He added that India’s economy would grow only when the state and the central government work in coordination and UP would also move forward on the path of development.
“Several infrastructure projects like Prayagraj-Varanasi-Haldia National Inland Waterway, Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridors, Multi-Model Logistics and Transport Terminal, Regional Rapid Rail (RRTS) and Delhi-Jewar-Varanasi HighSpeed Rail Link, are crucial for UP’s development,” the chief minister said.
