Agra: In a convention of entrepreneurs held in Agra on Thursday under the aegis of the Laghu Udyog Bharati, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath extolled the success of his government, claiming that the state’s exports have increased by an unprecedented 250-fold in the last five years.
Addressing the 1,500 entrepreneurs from 60 districts of UP, the chief minister said that he had the privilege of associating with Laghu Udyog Bharati for the third time in three months. “Earlier, Laghu Udyog Bharti was also a partner in the trade show in Greater Noida, in which 500 foreign industrialists were also present, and the whole world saw the potential of UP in the field of industry,” he added.
Adityanath pointed out that he got a chance to go to the International Expo in Bhadohi, where he realised that the entrepreneurs had been neglected in the state and were living in dismal conditions. “India exports carpets worth Rs 17,000 crore every year, of which Rs 10,000 crore are exported from Bhadohi, Mirzapur, and Varanasi,” the UP CM added.
He further stated that small-scale industry is the backbone of the economy, meeting all the standards of low expenditure, less space and environment, and creating more employment. “Providing employment and economic self-reliance to more families can be done only through small-scale industry.”
Highlighting the importance of small-scale enterprises, Adityanath said that with the blessings and inspiration of Prime Minister Modi, the work of reviving this sector was done through One District One Product (ODOP), in which efforts were made by the government to provide design, technology, packing, and market, which yielded good results.
Referring to the new MSME policy of UP, he said that today, when an entrepreneur opens a new industry, he does not have to take any NOC for 1,000 days; he can first prepare his product as the state government has provided good infrastructure and there has been significant development in this sector.
“Work is progressing rapidly; global investment has begun in Uttar Pradesh, and the state has received investment proposals worth Rs 38 lakh crore, which will create 1 crore 10 lakh jobs for the youth in the state. Together with the central government, the UP government will take the country’s most populous state on a forward journey for which all the facilities under Ease of Doing Business will be provided to entrepreneurs,” he added.
Speaking on the state government’s policy of zero tolerance towards crime, the chief minister said that the law and order system of UP has become an example, and his government will not allow anyone to play with the security of the state, “no matter who it is.” “If someone messes up, he will have to suffer the consequences. For the first time in the 2023 elections, law and order became an election issue, and the public was seen standing with the state government. We are getting immense support from the public on law and order,” Adityanath added.
He assured the entrepreneurs present that the state government has many such policies that solve the problems of industrialists at the local level. In all the districts, a problem-solving system has been created with the district magistrate and SP along with the commissioner at the divisional level. “Industrialists can get all their problems solved there. No entrepreneur should be worried.”
He said that for the entrepreneurs who have registered in the GST, an insurance facility of Rs 5 lakh has been provided to industrialists; even if there is registration in MSME, there’s an insurance cover, and land banks have also been created.
Inspiring the small entrepreneurs, the UP chief minister said that if they move forward in business with clear intentions and better communication, no one can stop Uttar Pradesh from moving forward in the field of industry. “The double-engine government is standing with the industrialists with full commitment to their safety and security.”
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