Strengthen the concept of smart village, make Vishwakarma complexes in villages on the lines of malls: Chief Minister
Lucknow (IANS). Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday conducted a high-level review of the works of the Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSME) department.
During this, he also observed the presentation presented by the department and gave many necessary guidelines. He said that according to the intention of the Prime Minister, Vishwakarma complexes should be built in every village to strengthen the concept of making the villages of the state smart villages.
The Chief Minister directed the officers to put up displays of ODOP at important places including Lucknow, Gorakhpur and all major railway stations of UP, Gandhi Ashram, hotels and accommodation houses of tourism department.
The Chief Minister said that along with the display of ‘One District, One Product’, arrangements should also be made to buy them at these places. ODOP exhibitions and fairs should be organized in every district of the state for a week. Promote ODOP in collaboration with e-commerce platforms like Flipkart and Amazon and Lulu Group. Strengthen the supply chain of ODOP and ensure product availability as per demand.
The Chief Minister has given instructions to utilize 100 percent of the budget earmarked for ODOP.
While reviewing the Vishwakarma Shram Samman Yojana, the Chief Minister directed that other traditional trades should also be identified and included under the scheme as soon as possible. Along with this, proper training should be given to the beneficiaries and they should also be informed about the market related to their trade.
The Chief Minister also gave special instructions not to compromise on the quality of the toolkits to be distributed under the scheme. He directed the officials that on the day the toolkits are distributed to the beneficiaries associated with Vishwakarma Shram Samman, arrangements should be made to provide loans to them at the same time. Beneficiaries associated with Vishwakarma Shram Samman should be linked to online payment services.
The Chief Minister directed to develop a portal for trend workers and make their information publicly available, so that the general public can take advantage of the services of trend workers and employment opportunities can also be made available to the workers.
The officials informed the Chief Minister that at present Common Facility Centers (CFCs) are functioning in 7 districts of the state. Apart from this, 7 CFCs will become functional by October and 7 CFCs by February 2024. On the other hand, work is going on at a fast pace for the establishment of CFCs in 5 other districts.
The Chief Minister gave instructions to develop CFCs in all the important districts of the state at the earliest. The officials apprised the Chief Minister about the preparations for the UP International Trade Show (UP ITS 2023) to be held in Greater Noida from September 21 to 25.
The Chief Minister said that UP ITS-2023 is an important event. Through this, we have a big opportunity to showcase the excellent art of the state globally. UP ITS 2023 will prove to be a big platform for ODOP of Uttar Pradesh. There should be a regular review of the preparations being made in this regard.
