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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the double engine government has shown that if there is a true intention of change then no one can stop it.
Addressing the Viksit Bharat Viksit Uttar Pradesh programme in Lucknow on February 19, PM Modi lauded the atmosphere of positivity in the state and said in the last seven years ‘red carpet culture’ has replaced ‘red tape culture’.
He also launched 14,000 projects across Uttar Pradesh worth more than Rs 10 lakh crores at the fourth groundbreaking ceremony of UP Global Investors Summit. The projects relate to sectors like Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, IT & ITeS, Food Processing, Housing & Real Estate, Hospitality and Entertainment, and Education among others.
“In the last 7 years an atmosphere of business, development and trust has developed in Uttar Pradesh”, PM Modi said and added, “Today, UP is a state with the maximum number of expressways, and international airports in the country. It is the state where the country’s first rapid rail is running”.
“Today, Uttar Pradesh is witnessing investments worth lakhs of crores of rupees”, the Prime Minister said, expressing delight with the state’s progress. Speaking about the development projects, he said that it will change the face of Uttar Pradesh, and congratulated the investors as well as the youth.
Noting the presence of lakhs of people from more than 400 constituencies of Uttar Pradesh through video conferencing, PM Modi welcomed them and expressed delight that citizens can now join in the programme with the help of technology, something which was unimaginable 7-8 years ago.
Highlighting the government’s equal emphasis on Ease of Living and Ease of Doing Business, the Prime Minister said that the doubleengine government strives to make every benefit available for every beneficiary. He touched upon the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra which has benefitted lakhs of people from Uttar Pradesh by taking the benefits to the doorsteps of beneficiaries.