Lucknow, March 16 Uttar Pradesh's economy has grown three times in the past nine years, and the state now has the largest highway and expressway network in the country, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath told a delegation of senior officers undergoing training at the National Defence College.
The senior officers are receiving training under the National Security and Strategic Studies programme organised by the National Defence College in New Delhi. The delegation that met the chief minister included senior officers from the Indian Armed Forces, armed forces of various countries and the civil services of the Union Government.
Addressing them, Adityanath said, "Trust and technology have become the two major pillars of Uttar Pradesh's transformation. Over the past nine years, the state's economy has grown three times, and today Uttar Pradesh has the largest highway and expressway network in the country, with about 55 per cent of the country's expressways located in the state."
Claiming that security was a major challenge in the state before 2017, he said, the BJP government established the rule of law and effectively controlled illegal extortion and disorder. "Improved law and order has given new momentum to investment and development," he asserted.
"The Defence Industrial Corridor in the state is developing rapidly. A BrahMos missile manufacturing unit has been established in Lucknow, which will function as an anchor unit and provide opportunities for many small enterprises. Significant investments have also come to the Kanpur node, while the 'Bebley Scott' production unit is located in Hardoi," he said, inviting the officers to visit the Defence Corridor.
The chief minister also said that to modernize the police force, cyber forensic laboratories have been established in every division of the state, forensic mobile vans in each district and 75 cyber police stations have been set up.
According to an official statement, the officers asked why many good policies are formulated in India, but often their effective implementation does not take place.
Responding to this, Adityanath said that regular monitoring of schemes, field visits and fixing accountability are necessary to achieve results.
The officers also asked the chief minister about his experiences during his visits to Singapore and Japan. Adityanath replied that Japan's civic sense, cleanliness and discipline are highly exemplary while noting the extensive use of green energy, transport mobility and advanced technologies there.
He added that the industrial sector in Japan has expressed strong interest in making major investments in Uttar Pradesh, and these investment proposals will soon take a concrete shape.
The delegation was led by Air Marshal Manish Kumar Gupta, Commandant of the National Defence College.