Setting a record of being the first BJP chief minister to complete three straight years in office in Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that his government has succeeded in changing people's perception of the state and led it on the path of development, trust and good governance.
Citing "improvement" in law and order as one of the achievements, the chief minister in his 50-minute press conference, in which he did not take questions, claimed that no riot has taken place in the state and the crime rate has slumped.
Mentioning closure of illegal slaughter houses and setting up anti-romeo squads for women security as its achievements, he observed that his government has turned challenges into opportunities.
The CM also asserted that the state was number one in implementation of central schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Swachh Bharat Mission, Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana -- providing LPG connections to poor families and Saubhagya -- a project to provide electricity connection to households.
"In the past three years, the BJP government in the state has succeeded in changing the perception of the state. We have taken the state on the path of development, trust and good governance due to guidance and support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi," Adityanath said.
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He also mentioned the successful organisation of Kumbh Mela, in which 24.56 crore people participated and "set example as unique event for world".
About the law-and-order situation in the state, the CM said, "In this biggest state of the country, the government has succeeded in maintaining law and order which was in a very poor state during previous regimes. There is no riot in the state and crime is on the decline."
Adityanath said dacoity that cases have registered a 60 per cent decline, murder cases have seen 21 per cent dip while there have been reduction in cases of extortion and rape too.
"I am glad to tell you that due to efforts of our government, the state was leading in the areas where it did not figure in the past," he said.
About road connectivity, he told the press conference that 40 per cent work on the Purvanchal Expressway has been completed and it is expected to be opened for public by the end of this year.
"Work on the Bundelkhand Expressway has started and will be completed by the end of next year. Work on the Ganga Expressway from Meerut to Allahabad is also underway. All the three expressways will give new heights to the Indian economy," he said.
Adityanath said his government is working on 12 new airports.
"Air connectivity is high on our priority, and our government is working on 12 new airports. The Jewar International Airport has the potential to generate a substantial number of jobs and afford global recognition to Uttar Pradesh," he said.
Citing achievements of his government in the health sector, Adityanath said, "Advance life support ambulance service has been made available in every district in the state. A total of 12 medical colleges were built in the state from the period of 1947 to 2016 and in the past three years our government is going to construct 30 new medical colleges."
He said 1.87 crore farmers have started getting the benefit of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi.
"The loan of 86 lakh farmers has been waived off. Our government is constantly working towards doubling the income of farmers. The cane price payment was pending since 2010. Our government has paid over Rs 92,000 crore of sugarcane dues," he said.
The CM said there has been a major change in the field of education in the state.
"A total of 50 lakh children have been enrolled in Basic Shiksha Parishad schools. Total of 92,000 schools have been transformed. In the secondary education, 193 government inter-colleges have been constructed in three years, besides ensuring fair examinations," he said.
Earlier, there were 27 private universities in the state, now approval has been given to 28 private universities and eight new state universities.
The chief minister said with the investment of about Rs 3 lakh crore through first and second ground breaking ceremonies and other events, more than 33 lakh people have got direct and indirect employment.
"Total of three lakh youth have been given government jobs. No complaints have been reported regarding this," he claimed.
The opposition Samajwadi Party and the Congress have rejected chief minister's claims and alleged that in his regime nothing has been done for the common man and they are upset with the present state government.
Reacting on Adityanath's completion of three years, Leader of Opposition and Samajwadi Party leader Ram Govind Chowdhury said the biggest achievement of the government was "worst law and order" in the world.
"The Yogi government is patting its back citing the Centre schemes. The reality is that this government did nothing in the past three years," Chowdhury added.
UP Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu claimed, "The people of Uttar Pradesh are asking as to what has been done in last three years. Nothing has been done in the state and people are really upset with the government."
Earlier, before the chief minister's press conference amid coronavirus threat, Adityanath and others present had to undergo thermal screening at the Lok Bhawan.
Besides the CM, thermal screening was also done for both the deputy chief ministers and BJP state president Swatantra Dev Singh.
On the occasion, the Adityanath government also released a book titled '3 years of good governance'.
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