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Lucknow, Oct 27 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government’s campaign “Samarth Uttar Pradesh – Vikas Uttar Pradesh @2047: Centenary Celebration of Samridhi Mahabhiyan” has turned into a historic mass movement of public participation as the state moves towards its goal of becoming a capable and developed state by 2047, an official said.
The initiative has received over 57 lakh feedback responses from citizens so far through the portal samarthuttarpradesh.up.gov.in.
As part of the campaign, nodal officers and intellectuals visited all 75 districts, met citizens and shared details of the state’s development journey. Inputs and suggestions were collected from students, teachers, businessmen, entrepreneurs, farmers, voluntary organizations, labor unions, media representatives and common citizens to shape the long-term development roadmap of Uttar Pradesh, a statement said.
Of the more than 57 lakh responses, about 45 lakh came from rural areas and 12 lakh from urban areas. About 28 lakh respondents are youth (below 31 years), 26 lakh are in the 31-60 age group, and about 3 lakh are senior citizens (above 60 years).
Among the sectors for which suggestions were received, 14.4 lakh responses related to agriculture, 2.3 lakh from livestock and dairy, 2 lakh from industries, 1.6 lakh from IT and technology, 1.4 lakh from tourism, 11.4 lakh from rural development, 50,000 from infrastructure, 83,000 from balanced development, 4.4 lakh from social welfare, 3.9 lakh from urban development and health, 13.4 lakh from From education and more. 1 lakh for security related issues.
Jaunpur (4.5 lakh), Sambhal (3.8 lakh), Ghazipur (2.5 lakh), Pratapgarh (1.8 lakh) and Bijnor (1.7 lakh) recorded the highest number of feedback submissions, while Etawah (20,000), Mahoba (26,000), Hapur (29,000), Gautam Buddha Nagar (29,000) and Lalitpur (30,000) received the lowest.
A wide network of interaction meetings and seminars was organized from urban local bodies to gram panchayats, which included programs in 214 municipal councils, 227 municipal seminars, 18 municipal corporations, 63 district councils, 556 nagar panchayats, 577 town conferences, 751 block-level meetings and about 50,000 gram panchayats.
Officials said that these extensive activities have strengthened communication and coordination between local citizens, public representatives and departments. Based on the feedback, in line with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s vision of “Samarth Uttar Pradesh – Vikas Uttar Pradesh @2047”, the state government is now preparing a vision document aimed at collective and participatory development.
–IANS
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