Yogi Government

Samajwadi Party president and former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav Sunday attacked the BJP dispensation, saying the state needs a 'yogya' (competent) government and not a Yogi government.

State govt to float global tender for urgent procurement of cryogenic tankers; currently, 89 tankers pressed into service to transport medical oxygen

Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Uttar Pradesh government has announced a lockdown across the state on Sunday. To enforce wearing of masks, the state government has doubled the fine to Rs 1000 for those caught without masks for the first time and 10 times the fine amount for those caught again. "There will be a weekly closure in all rural and urban areas of the state on Sunday.Only sanitation, sanitisation and emergency services will operate during this period. Necessary awareness works should also be done in this regard," an official statement said here quoting Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath . "A fine of Rs 1000 will be imposed if someone is caught without mask for the first time. If caught for the second time, a penalty of ten times the fine amount should be imposed," he said. The state on Thursday reported 104 deaths and 22,439 fresh cases, pushing the fatality count to 9,480 and the total infection number to 7,66,360. The chief minister said that last year, the MLA develop

The total number of cases in the state stands at 7,23,582 and the active caseload is 95,980

49 state depts were to get Rs 69,459 cr in all during 2019-20, of which Rs 22,588 cr or less than a third of the total was released in first six months of the current fiscal

Adityanath govt had approved three metro rail projects in Agra, Kanpur and Meerut last Jan, at an investment of Rs 47,000 cr; all three likely to be operational by 2024

UP has emerged as a key market for retail giants, including Amazon and Walmart, who are keen to expand their footprint in the state

Suggest ways to improve 'ease of doing business' index

To underwrite continuation of sops in event of policy rejigs

The state government is planning to send a delegation to the Asian economic giant to study the successful implementation of China's One Town One Product (OTOP) programme

The state is gearing up to participate in the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM), Dubai during 9-11 April

Major government departments' budget spend below 50%

The state also favours private investment in the vast state agricultural marketing set up for maximising farmers' income and weeding our middlemen

He said that those hatching conspiracies and taking law into their hands will be dealt sternly

State's exchequer incurred losses of Rs 1,000 cr due to illegal mining operations under SP rule

Reshuffle comes against backdrop of allegations that there has been spurt in crime in the state

Scheme will cover 59,000 gram panchayats across all 75 districts in the state