development

Is Andhra Pradesh Rebranding & Rebuilding Itself As The New Industrial Hub Of India ?

March 18, 2023 admin

Year 1956 – Andhra Pradesh was recognised as a state through the States Reorganisation Act of 1956. Year 2014 – Telangana was bifurcated from Andhra Pradesh, with the IT city of Hyderabad going away to the new state. Andhra now had to rebuild itself. Year 2023 – Union Minister Nitin Gadkari promises Rs 20,000 crore for increasing road connectivity of Andhra Pradesh and connecting all the ports with National highways. This gave the state the much needed boost to rebuild itself. It has been one of the most prosperous states…

Urban Planning Will Determine Fate Of Indian Cities In Amrit Kaal: PM

March 1, 2023 admin

Urban planning will determine the fate of our cities in Amrit Kaal and it is only well-planned cities that will determine the fate of India, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. Addressing a post-budget webinar on urban planning, development and sanitation, he said that well-planned cities are going to be the need of the hour in the fast-paced environment of India in the 21st century. He said, “Development of new cities and the modernisation of services in the existing ones are the two main aspects of urban development.” The…

Women At Work

February 27, 2023 admin

My contribution to the gender and development area goes back to the 1970s and grew up from the courses on Development that I took in my graduate studies and to the book Woman’s Role in Economic Development that Ester Boserup published in 1970. The development courses did not talk about women. It was as if women did not exist and did not contribute to developing societies in any way. We took this issue as quite normal until the emerging tide of feminism started to awaken questions in us. By the…

UP Budget Rides High On Inclusive Growth, Financial Stability, Employment Generation

February 23, 2023 admin

The Uttar Pradesh government tabled its annual budget for the financial year 2023-24 in the assembly on Wednesday. As the state finance minister Suresh Khanna read out his budget speech, the UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath who was sitting right next to him could not stop smiling. The budget turned out to be a reflection of the vision, policies and schemes of the former Gorakhpur MP, who emerged as one of the strongest leaders in India with his second consecutive stint as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. Riding high…

Yogi dedicates 210 projects worth Rs 822 crores at Mathura for Braj Region

December 13, 2022 admin

Addressing a gathering of people at Mathura, Yogi said that the pilgrim spots in Brajbhoomi are being developed at a rapid pace. The Braj Teerth Vikas Parishad is playing a significant role in the development of this region The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated and laid foundation stone for 210 development projects worth Rs 822 crores at Mathura district on Thursday. Talking about the development of the region, the CM said that there are projects worth around Rs 30,000 crore are either underway, proposed or in the pipeline…

Yogi Gifts Projects Worth Rs 388 Crore to Kanpur

December 9, 2022 admin

Talking about provision for funds for the city’s development, the UP CM that in the supplementary budget of the Uttar Pradesh government, we have made a provision of Rs 8,000 crore to build a land bank between Kanpur and Jhansi The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath gifted 272 development projects worth Rs 388 crore to Kanpur. He also said that in the recent supplementary budget, the state government has made a provision of Rs 8,000 crore to build a land bank between Kanpur and Jhansi. Yogi inaugurated these projects…

Varanasi All Set To Become India’s First City To Have Ropeway As Public Transport

December 7, 2022 admin

Varanasi is all set to become India’s first city to start ropeway service as a public transport facility. The Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, Durga Shankar Mishra, conducted a review meeting of the prestigious project in Lucknow on Tuesday. The ropeway project will connect the area from Varanasi Cantt to Godaulia Chowk. It must be noted that Godaulia Chowk is one of the closest points to both Kashi Vishwanath temple and the famous ghats of Varanasi. Reviewing the progress of the project, Mishra told the state government officers that formalities…

Taliban Urges India To Invest In Afghanistan’s Urban Infrastructure

December 5, 2022 admin

Afghanistan requires Indian investment, according to a media report. Suhail Shaheen, the Taliban’s Head of Political Office, said that a Taliban delegation met with the head of mission at the Indian Embassy in Kabul and invited its teams to assist in the construction and maintenance of infrastructure projects in the country. “Afghanistan welcomes Indian investment in urban infrastructure. This is the message that the Afghan Minister of Urban Development communicated in a recent meeting with the Indian Charge d’Affaires in Kabul,” Shaheen said that the Taliban’s Minister of Urban Development,…

Yogi Launches Development Projects Worth Rs 424 Crores In Moradabad

December 3, 2022 admin

Giving a major boost to the brass industry of Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh, the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched about 30 development projects worth Rs 424 crores on Friday. Yogi said that Moradabad is excelling in terms of business by reaching Rs 25000 crores in domestic and global markets. The Chief Minister was addressing the ‘Prabuddhajan Sammelan’. Addressing the gathering, he said Uttar Pradesh’s transformation into a ‘safe’, ‘riot-free’ state will turn it into the country’s leading economy. He pointed out that so far 37,000 poor people have benefitted…

Yogi Adityanath Launches Projects Worth Rs 504 Crores At GIDA Foundation Day

December 1, 2022 admin

Gorakhpur, 30 November, 2022: Continuing his drive to launch development projects across the state, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 133 investment projects worth Rs 504 crores, launched about 49 development works worth Rs 260 crore and presented land allotment certificates to 24 investors of investment projects worth Rs 1200 crore. He launched the projects while addressing the foundation day ceremony of Gorakhpur Industrial Development Authority (GIDA) at Gorakhpur. It may be recalled that Yogi has served as a member of parliament…