UAE’s Aquabridge Group provided investment letter of about Rs 4,000 crore to CM Yogi Adityanath to modernize the fisheries sector of Uttar Pradesh.
CM Yogi Adityanath said that with the inspiration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh, which is the most populous state in the country, is setting new standards of overall development. This progress is also clearly visible in agriculture and allied sectors. Today’s event is a step in this direction, under which the UP-AgriZ (Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Development and Rural Enterprise Ecosystem Strengthening) project is being launched. The foundation stone of a Rs 1,300 crore green field manufacturing unit by Canpac India at UPEIDA’s Integrated Manufacturing and Logistics Cluster in Unnao district was also laid.
CM Yogi Adityanath was speaking after launching the Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Growth and Rural Enterprise Eco-System Strengthening (UP-Agriz) project at a programme held here today. On this occasion, he virtually laid the foundation stone of Canpac India’s Greenfield Manufacturing Plant at Unnao Industrial Corridor, UPDA at a cost of Rs 1,300 crore. In addition, an investment letter of about Rs 4,000 crore for modernizing the fisheries sector of Uttar Pradesh by the UAE’s Aquabridge Group was handed over to the Chief Minister. A short film related to UP-Agriz was also screened at the event.
CM Yogi Adityanath said that in this program, an investment of Rs 4,000 crore has been announced by the chairman of Aquabridge in view of the prospects of the fisheries sector in Uttar Pradesh. A vision based on the utility of a data bank has been presented here with the aim of bringing a change in the lives of farmers by taking forward the campaign of Global Lead Data Digital Agriculture World Bank in the state. This will bring a big change in the lives of farmers in the future.
CM Yogi Adityanath said that the population of Uttar Pradesh is about 25 crore, and the main reason for this is that a suitable environment and land is already available for such a large population in this state. By the grace of nature and God, the most fertile land and the best water resources of the world are present here. There is huge potential in the state. About 45 percent of the land in India is arable, while about 75 percent of the land in Uttar Pradesh is arable, making it one of the most useful and fertile lands. As a result, the state ranks first in the country in the production of wheat, milk, sugarcane, potato, mango, guava, pea, mushroom, watermelon and honey.
CM Yogi Adityanath further said that the state contributes 15 per cent to the country’s total vegetable production and 11 per cent to the fruit production. Uttar Pradesh is home to 16-17 per cent of the country’s population but produces more than 23 per cent of the country’s foodgrain output. Uttar Pradesh is also known as the food basket of the country. The state ranks third in total food grain exports from the country. There are many opportunities for agricultural exports in the state. The launch of UP-Agriz will prove to be an important step in boosting these prospects. This is a good beginning for the farmers of the state and all those working in the agriculture sector.
CM Yogi Adityanath said that UP-Agriz is a Rs 4,000 crore project, out of which a loan of Rs 2,737 crore will be provided by the World Bank and Rs 1,166 crore will be contributed by the state government. The main objective of this project is to identify the problems in agriculture and its related areas, to qualitatively increase the productivity of major crops, and to develop post-harvest management and market support systems of specific agricultural products of the state, so as to increase the income of farmers. This project is the beginning of a new campaign for the development of agriculture supporting infrastructure and employment generation at the local level.
CM Yogi Adityanath said that the foundation stone of a greenfield project worth Rs 1,300 crore has been laid by Canpac India Private Limited in the manufacturing and logistics cluster of UPEDA in Unnao, which has FDI of Rs 100 crore. The project is under the FDI Policy-2023 of Uttar Pradesh and is important from the point of view of employment generation. Through this, the demand of the state and the country will be met. An investment of Rs 4,000 crore has been announced by Aquabridge in this project, and the Global Lead Data Digital Agricultural World Bank has stepped up its programmes. All these programs will move forward in a time-bound manner and the citizens of the state will get the benefit of the possibilities of Uttar Pradesh, as well as maximum employment will be available for the youth of the state.
CM Yogi Adityanath assured all the investors that their investment is completely safe in Uttar Pradesh. The more investment is made in the state, the more it will prove to be beneficial for the investors. Labour and Employment Minister Shri Anil Rajbhar said that under the leadership of the Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh has now become the most excellent state. In 2017, the Chief Minister had given the slogan of ‘Virasat bhi aur Vikas bhi’, and through Prayagraj Mahakumbh, the whole world is getting acquainted with our Sanatan culture and spiritual power. Today lakhs and crores of people are present in Prayagraj. Under the guidance of the Prime Minister, the Chief Minister has made Prayagraj Mahakumbh a global festival. Chief Secretary Shri Manoj Kumar Singh said that Uttar Pradesh is the powerhouse of agriculture not only for the country but for the entire world, producing about 600 lakh tonnes of foodgrains and 400 lakh tonnes of vegetables every year. The projects being launched today will play an important role in taking the agriculture sector of Uttar Pradesh to new heights.
The Minister of Fisheries, Shri Sanjay Nishad, the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Horticulture and Agriculture Marketing, Shri Dinesh Pratap Singh, the Minister of State for Industrial Development, Shri Jaswant Singh Saini, the Agriculture Production Commissioner, Smt. Monika S. Garg, the Principal Secretary, M.S.M.E., Shri Alok Kumar, senior officials of the administration and representatives of UAE, Poland and World Bank were present on the occasion.