UP CM Yogi Adityanath stresses the need for making gram panchayats self-reliant to hit $1 trillion economy goal
FirstpostThe chief minister said there are about 2.5 lakh gram panchayats in the country. He also added that apart from achieving the goal of self-reliance of gram panchayats with the use of technology, they can also be made smart Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday stressed the need for making gram panchayats self-reliant in order to take the state’s economy to $1 trillion-mark and said the use of technology will help them get on their feet. In his address after inaugurating the two-day ‘Smart Gram Panchayat National Workshop’ organized here, the chief minister said, “To achieve Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of Self-reliant India, we have to make its foundation i.e. The chief minister said apart from achieving the goal of self-reliance of gram panchayats with the use of technology, they can also be made smart. “High speed internet and Wi-Fi facility in Gram Panchayats will increase the Gross Domestic Product of the state by more than one per cent,” he said.