Lucknow: Durga Shankar Mishra assumed the charge of the post of Chief Secretary in the office room located at Lok Bhavan. In the press conference after taking charge, he said that where he was born, he got an opportunity to serve again. He said that it is a big responsibility for me, for which I will be able to do the best. The state was behind earlier in the Swachh Bharat Mission, now better work has been done, in which UP has secured fifth place, there has been a change everywhere, 100% ODF plus. Now it will be taken to ODF Plus Plus.
He said that we have also fulfilled the goal of Smart City in providing houses to the poor. We will do the work of connecting smart city with every city as a mission. 28 lakh people have been connected in the country through PM Svanidhi Yojana. Work has been done to make 8 lakh people self-reliant in UP, efforts will be made to accelerate it further. He said that the work of making women self-reliant would also be taken forward through self-help groups. He said that other development schemes would be reviewed with the officials and the target would be that UP should become the first state of the country in progress. He said that we will work considering the challenge of COVID, will take the work of vaccination further. Will work to get 100% people vaccinated.
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Metro is running in 5 cities of Uttar Pradesh
He said that Uttar Pradesh has become the only state where metro is running in 5 cities. Where only 9 kms. Metro used to run only in the year 2014, 11 kms. Metro used to run in the year 2017, today 92 kms. Metro is running in the state. Not only this, but 121 km in the state. Work on Metro is also going on at this time. He said that in Uttar Pradesh, work is being done at a fast pace in RRTS. This will be the country’s first RRTS from Delhi to Meerut. Its train is coming very soon. Its trial will be done in April, 2022 and will also be operational by December, 2022. Stopping at 15 stations this train will cover the distance of Delhi to Meerut in 55 mins with complete Comfort, Convenience & Punctuality.
Assembly elections will be held in a completely fair manner
He said that he has assured the Chief Election Commissioner that everyone in UP will be vaccinated at the earliest. The COVID protocol will be followed literally in the elections. Assembly elections will be held in a completely fair manner. He said that I will look after the functioning of all departments including agriculture, health, work will be done to improve the state under the guidance of Chief Minister. He said that I have got an opportunity to serve my state, I will not lag behind in it. The Chief Minister has worked very hard for the development of the state, we will take this work forward.
Great power in UP’s bureaucracy
He said that the work of Metro in UP has been speeded up. The Health Department will do a better job in providing employment to the youth, solving the problems of the farmers, there is a huge system of officers in UP, together with the bureaucracy, we will take forward the other work in a better way including giving employment to the youth. Will work together with everyone in every field. He said that there is a lot of power in the bureaucracy of UP, we will show everything by doing better. After the press conference, the Chief Secretary held a meeting with senior administrative officers and got information about the updated progress of development plans and programs and gave necessary directions. Additional chief secretaries of all major departments, principal secretaries and other senior administrative officers were present in the meeting including Agriculture Production Commissioner, Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner.