CM launches scheme on 151st birth anniversary of Sardar

Vallabhbhai Patel; centers to be established in Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Kanpur,

Jhansi and Gautam Buddha Nagar in first phase

CM says previous governments considered youth a burden,

while his government considers youth power an achievement; employment will be

provided by combining scale with skill

CM attacks SP and Congress, says UP was not a BIMARU state,

mindset of these parties was BIMARU

Mafias were patronized in every district earlier; we have

consigned mafias to the dust: CM Yogi

CM says scale without skill turns momentum into decline,

while scale combined with skill turns momentum into progress

Congress and SP used to swallow the money meant for the poor

and indulge in misappropriation; now the entire Rs. 100 reaches the

beneficiary's account: CM

These Congress leaders looted the country and even sold

telephone and LPG connections: CM Yogi

Lucknow, Oct 31 (HS): Chief

Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday launched Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Kaushal

Prashikshan Evam Rozgar Kshetra Vikas Yojana at Lok Bhavan on the 151st birth

anniversary of Iron Man Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. He announced that the state

would develop Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Skill and Employment Zones in all 75

districts.

In the first phase, the process of establishing these

centers has been initiated in Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Kanpur, Jhansi and Gautam

Buddh Nagar. The scheme will then expand to all 18 divisional headquarters and

then to every district of the state. These centers will provide youth

registration, skill training based on their interests and abilities, and

employment arrangements under one roof. Young people seeking jobs abroad will

also receive training in the language of the respective country and the skills

needed to connect them with employment opportunities.

CM stated, “The scheme has been launched in five districts

in first phase. Funds have already been arranged for all 18 divisional

headquarters. The centers will be constructed as soon as land becomes

available. In Gautam Buddha Nagar, Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development

Authority is developing this center and an institution like Tata has already

joined the initiative. Gorakhpur Industrial Development Authority has also

joined this initiative in Gorakhpur.

“If a young person has passed high school and wants to work,

they will be registered at the center. They will receive skilling based on

their interests and will then be placed in an institution, factory, or another

sector. If a young person trained in nursing wants to go to Japan or Germany,

they will be taught the language of the respective country. They will receive

training according to local requirements, and the concerned embassy will help

arrange employment. Not only young people can visit an Employment Zone. Even an

older person seeking employment will be able to access these facilities.”

CM stated that MoUs had been signed with institutions such

as Tata Indian Institute of Skills, Ashok Leyland, BBC Group, PTC, CIPET, Asian

Development Bank, Minda and Avaada. “Young people will benefit from the

experience and technology of these institutions,” he said. He also mentioned

vehicle manufacturing in Lucknow and Ashok Leyland's production of electric

vehicles.

CM stated, “Value addition in food processing can increase

farmers' income manifold. By making products such as buttermilk, ghee, butter

and paneer from milk, higher value can be obtained. Similarly, better earnings

are possible through the processing and packaging of fruits and vegetables.”

CM congratulated the young people who received job cards at

the program. He mentioned assistance of up to Rs. 5 lakh, interest-free and

without a guarantee, under the CM Yuva Yojana, as well as the Pradhan Mantri

Mudra Yojana.

He stated, “Prime Minister Modi Ji has introduced a system

that allows students to pursue two degrees or courses simultaneously. Young

people can receive skill training alongside their college studies. By setting

aside a few hours every day for skilling, they can improve their employment

prospects. A true tribute to Sardar Patel is to connect young people with

national unity, skills and employment. Government will develop Employment Zones

in all 75 districts with this resolve.”

CM stated, “India has the youngest population in the world

and UP has the largest youth population in the country. This is our greatest

strength.” Attacking the Congress and Samajwadi Party, he said, “People from

Congress and Samajwadi Party considered this a burden, whereas we considered it

an achievement. We connected scale with Prime Minister Modi's Skill Development

initiative. When skill is combined with scale, employment follows. If there is

scale but no skill, momentum turns into decline. However, when scale is

accompanied by skill, that same momentum turns into progress.”

Launching a sharp attack on previous governments, CM stated,

“Earlier, people used to say that Uttar Pradesh could not change. We said that

UP would certainly change. Those who did not want change had made UP BIMARU. UP

was not BIMARU; it was the mindset of those who were governing the state at

that time that was BIMARU.

“Previous governments had patronized mafias in every

district. Their mafias and dacoits would take control of jobs and employment

opportunities meant for young people. Young people, helpless and frustrated,

would migrate and conceal their identity. Previous governments followed the

policy of ‘One District, One Mafia’. We consigned mafias to the dust and gave

UP's products a platform and an identity.

“Over the past nine and a half years, more than nine and a

half lakh young people have been provided direct government employment. Through

‘One District, One Product’, more than 3.25 crore people have received

employment in the state. The improved security environment has also generated

employment for lakhs of young people through industrial development.”

Targeting the Congress and Samajwadi Party, CM stated, “When

Prime Minister Modi spoke about Jan Dhan accounts, Congress, Samajwadi Party

and others used to laugh. During the Congress regime, a Prime Minister would

express his helplessness by saying that when Rs. 100 was sent, only Rs. 15

reached the poor. That money did not disappear gradually through wear and tear.

Their people swallowed it and misappropriated it. They would eat into the money

meant for the poor and for development.

“Jan Dhan accounts ensured that money reached the very

people for whom it was intended. Now, when Rs. 100 is sent, the entire Rs. 100

reaches the beneficiary's account directly. There is no money cut. “During the

Congress regime, PCOs were opened, but even after paying money, people could

not get telephone connections. These Congress leaders looted the country and

instilled the habit of looting among the people as well. They even sold

telephone connections and LPG connections. Today, through Digital India, India

is leading the digital revolution.”

CM stated, “Earlier, India was identified among the world's

unstable and unreliable economies. India was considered part of the Fragile

Five. Thanks to the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji, India is now

among the world's five largest economies and has become the fastest-growing

economy.

“Sardar Patel was the architect of India's unity. He made an

unforgettable contribution to building an undivided India by uniting more than

563 princely states. He was a freedom fighter, an important pillar of the

Constituent Assembly, and the country's first Home Minister and Deputy Prime

Minister. Statue of Unity, established in Kevadia, Gujarat, symbolizes Sardar

Patel's towering personality.

“Our caste, province, faith, community, color, appearance,

dialect and language may differ, but our sentiment is one: ‘Ek Bharat-Shreshtha

Bharat’. This is the foundation of a developed India.” CM Yogi credited Prime

Minister Modi Ji with fulfilling Sardar Patel's dreams and building a secure

India free from terrorism, separatism, extremism and Naxalism. Deputy Chief

Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak; MSME Minister Bhupendra

Chaudhary; Industrial Development Minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi; Labor and

Employment Minister Anil Rajbhar; along with MLAs, senior government and

industry officials, industrialists and a large number of young people, were

present on the occasion.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi