The year 2023 has started with new possibilities for Uttar Pradesh. While 2022 will be remembered for many important decisions taken by the government one after another in the fields of health, infrastructure, law and order, education and employment, the year 2023 will see development plans being carried out in various sectors under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

The Yogi Government’s special focus will be on health sector, law and order, tourism, education and infrastructure development this year. The government wants to ensure that the people of the state get better health facilities as well as technology-based education. It also plans to strengthen the infrastructure of the rural areas of the state.

Officials here on Sunday said, on the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, emphasis will be laid on making the state’s education system smarter with the help of latest technologies in the new year. Children will be given education through smart classes at basic, junior and secondary levels whereas two tablets each will be given to each school.

Besides, from the New Year attendance will be marked through the face reading of the children. In addition, 77 text books will be available on QR code while pocket charts of syllabus will be provided to the teachers. Efficient assessment tests will be conducted for the children of all the primary and upper primary schools of the state through the simple app.

Along with this, Skilled India Monitoring Center will be established at the state level. On the other hand, to make the high school and intermediate board examinations more transparent, the vehicle carrying the question paper will be equipped with GPS and its route will also be decided.

In order to strengthen the health infrastructure of the state, the Yogi Government is going to gift health ATMs to all 4600 wellness centers in the state this year. Along with this, the process of appointing expert personnel to assist the people at all health ATMs has also been expedited. With its launch, the patient will be able to get the facility of 60 tests.

Teleconsultation facility will also be available at health centres. Furthermore, all the PHCs and CHCs of the state will be connected with SGPGI and people will not have to run to the medical college for minor problems. At the same time, the facility of medical colleges will also start in almost all the districts of the state this year. Work is going on in this direction on a war footing.

Law and order has always been one of the top priorities of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in the last five and a half years of his government, Uttar Pradesh has witnessed the reestablishment of rule of law in the state as well as significant drop in the incidents of crime. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a budget for the purchase of drones equipped with state-of-the-art technology by the UP Police to maintain peace and order in the state along with curbing crime and criminals in the new year. ADG Logistics said that till now 159 drones of hi-tech technology have been purchased, out of which one drone each has been given to each district while 84 more drones will be handed over to the districts in the new year. He informed that two drones are being given to each district. On the other hand, about 2,000 body worn cameras will be purchased in 2023, for which permission has already been given. Moreover, all the police stations of the state will be fully equipped with CCTVs this year. A total of 3,000 hi-tech CCTV cameras are being installed in the jail for strict monitoring of the prisoners. These CCCTs are being installed in 30 jails of the state so that the trial of prisoners could be conducted through video conferencing from inside the jail itself with no need for them to be present physically in courts.

Yogi has directed officials to organise Chaupals in rural areas to solve problems faced by villagers and give momentum to the development of villages from January. Rural Development Commissioner GS Priyadarshi said that on the instructions of the chief minister, Gram Chaupal would be organised in three gram panchayats of each development block on every Friday from January.

The District Development Officer, Project Director, District Rural Development Agency and Deputy Commissioner will participate in the Choupal in 2500 villages of the state to discuss employment and self-employment opportunities. The officers will also listen to the problems of villagers and resolve them. Besides, a progress report of the ongoing development works will be prepared and submitted to the government along with requirements of villages. It will accelerate developmental works in rural areas in 2023.

Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA) has prepared a land bank of more than 15,000 acres as part of the Yogi Governemnt’s goal to make the state a $ 1 trillion economy and to strengthen the infrastructure so that global companies coming to GIS-23 do not face any problem in setting up their plants and projects in the state.

Along with this, UPSIDA has started efforts to improve connectivity with the landbank. The authority has also started the process of taking over land of closed units of spinning mills, 150 acres of Scooter India Lucknow, 500 acres of Ghaziabad, 250 acres of Hardoi and other village societies. On the other hand, UPSIDA is constructing dormitories and community toilets on a war footing for the workers of industrial areas.