Chief Minister’s vision of One District One Product Scheme Discussion is happening not only in the country but all over the world: MSME Minister
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the State Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises and Export Promotion Department (MSME) has done good work in the field of employment generation. The MSME department has done a commendable job of organizing an online loan fair for MSME units as soon as they get relief in the second wave of corona infection. He said that on the lines of loan fairs organized at the state level, loan fairs should be organized in all 75 districts within a month. In-charge ministers, local MPs, MLAs etc. should also be associated with these events.
The Chief Minister was expressing his views on the occasion of Online Self Employment Sangam program organized at his official residence here today. He said that even in the first phase of corona transition, the MSME department in coordination with banks had disbursed a large amount of loans to strengthen the MSME units, which created a large number of employment opportunities. Despite being the state with the largest population, the unemployment rate is the lowest in the state. The state government has employed more than 04 lakh youth in government services. 1.5 crore jobs were created through MSME. Also, self-employment opportunities were promoted through other measures.
The Chief Minister said that the youth of the state have immense potential. They need to be made accessible on the platform. The facilities provided by the MSME department to the micro, small and medium units have yielded good results. The youth of the state and the workers and artisans who have come back here are now benefiting the state through their entrepreneurship. Uttar Pradesh is successfully carrying forward the campaign of self-reliant India.
The Chief Minister said that in the epidemic, the resources are reduced. The great powers of the world were defeated in the face of the corona epidemic, but under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the country fought strongly against the corona epidemic and remained in a safer position than all the countries of the world. He said that during the Corona epidemic, full cooperation was given by the Central Government through medicines, ventilators, testing, vaccination. For the first time against an epidemic, a vaccine was made so quickly in just 09 months. From January 16, 2021, the vaccination of health workers, corona warriors started in India. As a result, the second wave of corona infection could be faced strongly.
The Chief Minister said that many apprehensions had been expressed regarding corona infection in relation to the state. It was being said that 1.5 lakh cases would come here every day. By the end of May, the number of active cases will be more than 30 lakh. With the cooperation and collective efforts of everyone by the state government, success was achieved in controlling the infection. I myself and the ministers visited the state. The number of active cases of infection in the state was limited to 03 lakh 10 thousand.
The Chief Minister said that in the last 24 hours only 208 cases of corona infection have been reported in the state. The number of active cases is also less than 3600. It should be remembered that the corona virus is not over. There is still a need to take full vigilance and precautions to prevent infection. He said that till the time the corona does not end, the testing process will continue. People will also continue to be vaccinated.
The Chief Minister said that the State Government is committed to save lives and livelihoods during the Corona transition period. Corona vaccination is a protective shield against its infection. Vaccination to save life and self-reliant India is most important to save livelihood. One District One Product Scheme, Mukhyamantri Yuva Swarozgar Yojana, Prime Minister’s employment generation program are being conducted to realize the self-reliant India campaign. Expressing happiness over a large number of women joining the self-employment programme, he said that this would also strengthen the Mission Shakti programme.
The Chief Minister disbursed a loan of Rs 2505.58 crore to 31 thousand 542 MSME units in the online loan fair under the online self-employment sangam program and also provided free advanced tool kit to 05 beneficiaries under Vishwakarma Shram Samman Yojana. On this occasion, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of Common Facility Centers (CFCs) under ODOP Common Facility Promotion Scheme in 09 districts- Bhadohi, Moradabad, Ghaziabad, Mirzapur, Mainpuri, Mau, Agra, Bijnor and Muzaffarnagar at a project cost of Rs. And the portal of ODOP CFC scheme diupmsme.upsdc.gov.in was also launched.
During the program, the Chief Minister interacted with the representatives of the institutions attached to the Common Facility Centers of Bhadohi, Agra and Ghaziabad districts and the beneficiaries of various self-employment generation programmes. While interacting with the representatives of Bhadohi Woolen Association related to Common Facility Center of district Bhadohi, Agra Shoe Artisans Association related to Common Facility Center of district Agra and AKG Foundation for Innovation and Product Development, he said that MSME Entrepreneurs and artisans of the units are taking the state to a new height with their hard work. State government will provide all possible help to these units
