Beyond Caste-centric Politics, BJP’s Bid for UPYOGI 2.0 in Uttar Pradesh
News 18We do not have government by the majority. As per Net State Domestic Product at constant prices, per capita income grew at 2.99 per cent vis-à-vis 2.62 per cent during Akhilesh government. At present, the MSME sector contributes 60 per cent of the state’s annual industrial output and is the second biggest employer after agriculture. As a result, in the past 4.5 years, 92 lakh MSME units have got loans worth Rs 2.7 lakh crore under various schemes, nearly 90 lakh MSME units have brought in investment of more than Rs 5 lakh crore and provided employment to 3 crore, common facility centres have been setup in 40 districts besides the government purchases through GeM portal are in excess of Rs 15000 crore. UP Industrial Investment and Employment Promotion Policy 2017, 21 sectoral economic policies, ODOP, Mudra, Stand Up India, Chief Minister Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme, Yuva Udyamita Vikas Abhiyan, Vishwakarma Shram Samman Yojana, Mission Rozgar, Mukhyamantri Pravasi Shramik Udyamita Vikas Yojana and the 6.65 lakh government jobs have ensured the unemployment rate drops from 17.5 per cent in 2017 to 4.1 per cent by March 2021.