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Yogi Adityanath Directs Faster Projects and Welfare Delivery
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a meeting to check on government projects and services.
He told officials to finish big projects on time and fix delays.
The meeting reviewed several expressways and a logistics hub.
Officials said many families identified in a poverty campaign may qualify for housing and other help.
The chief minister said eligible families should receive the benefits they are entitled to.
He also asked officials to speed up working women’s hostels and improve conditions in farmers’ markets.
He directed officials to restore electricity after outages and keep complaint services available.
Hospitals, medical colleges, and hotels were told to keep fire-safety approvals current.
Village libraries are being set up, and officials were asked to finish remaining supplies and monitor progress.
At the eighth CM-Samiksha meeting, Yogi Adityanath ordered officials to complete industrial and infrastructure projects on time and resolve land, approval, tendering, and coordination delays.
Four tenders have been received for the Chitrakoot Link Expressway; land is available for 80–91% of four other named expressway projects.
Of 12.5 lakh families identified by the Zero Poverty campaign, around 9 lakh were found eligible for housing, and 30,725 homes have been sanctioned.
Adityanath called for faster construction of working women’s hostels and better facilities and monitoring at agricultural mandis.
The review covered disrupted electricity, fire-safety approvals, 279 major Public Works Department projects, and digital libraries being established in 11,350 Gram Panchayats.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and officials responsible for the reviewed projects and schemes.
- What
- Adityanath reviewed development projects, investment, energy, labour welfare, and public schemes, and directed officials to speed up work and service delivery.
- Where
- Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- When
- Thursday, October 8, 2026, according to the articles.
- Why
- To accelerate projects and ensure eligible families and residents receive public services and scheme benefits.
Project review and stated progress
Directions and outstanding work
Infrastructure delivery
Project review and stated progress
Officials reported progress, including land availability of 80–91% for four expressways and possession of 301 of 323 hectares at the Greater Noida logistics hub.
Directions and outstanding work
Adityanath said projects must be completed on time and ordered officials to resolve remaining land, approval, tendering, and coordination obstacles.
Welfare and libraries
Project review and stated progress
Officials reported around 9 lakh families eligible for housing, 30,725 homes sanctioned, and learning activities started in 99% of the libraries.
Directions and outstanding work
Adityanath said identifying families was not enough: eligible people must receive benefits, and remaining library hardware should be supplied promptly.
Key facts
- Meeting
- Eighth high-level CM-Samiksha meeting
- Chitrakoot Link Expressway
- Four tenders received; tender process expected to be completed in October
- Expressway land
- 80–91% available for the Farrukhabad, Agra-Lucknow-Purvanchal Link, Jhansi, and Jewar Link Expressways
- Zero Poverty campaign
- 12.5 lakh families identified; around 9 lakh found eligible for housing
- Housing
- 30,725 houses sanctioned under the Chief Minister Housing Scheme
- Logistics hub
- 301 of 323 hectares in possession at the Multi-Modal Logistics Hub in Greater Noida
- Gram Panchayat libraries
- 11,350 libraries being established at a cost of ₹454 crore; activities begun in 99%
- Public Works Department
- 279 projects costing more than ₹50 crore each were reviewed
Quotes
Yogi Adityanath
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
“Major projects underway in the state should not be confined merely to procedures, but should be brought to the ground in a time-bound manner. Whether they are officers at the level of Additional Chief Secretary or officers posted in the field, industrial and infrastructure development projects should be completed rapidly on priority. Obstacles related to land acquisition, approvals, tendering and inter-departmental coordination should be resolved immediately.”
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“Proper cleanliness arrangements should be ensured in mandis, waterlogging should not occur, and farmers should not face any kind of inconvenience with their produce. Regular monitoring of mandi premises and necessary arrangements should be ensured.”
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