Uttar Pradesh is Becoming a Hub of infrastructure and connectivity: Chief Minister

In the Vidhan Sabha, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said: Uttar Pradesh is emerging as a leading state in the fields of expressways, airports, metro systems, and waterways.

With the country’s largest railway network, the fifth international airport, and six metro cities, Uttar Pradesh is rapidly advancing on the path of economic development.

Lucknow, February 2026 : Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated, Uttar Pradesh is steadily becoming a leader in infrastructure and connectivity in India. He mentioned that the state now accounts for 55% of the country’s total expressway network. Uttar Pradesh has the largest railway network in the country and is also at the forefront in air connectivity.

The Chief Minister added, “India’s first Rapid Rail and the first Inland Waterway were established in Uttar Pradesh. Additionally, the country’s first urban ropeway connecting cities is also in Uttar Pradesh. The state operates metro services in the highest number of cities. While four metro projects were mentioned in the budget speech, currently metro services are fully operational in six cities, and the seventh, Meerut will be added after its inauguration by the Prime Minister.

The Chief Minister further stated that Eastern and Western corridors are being operated, and the junction of the Eastern and Western Freight Corridors is being developed in Uttar Pradesh, which will become a major logistics hub. Under the Inland Waterway project, multimodal terminals are being established to enable farmers’ vegetables and food grains to reach global markets. The Jewar International Airport is set to become Uttar Pradesh’s fifth international airport and the largest airport in India. It is being developed over 12,000 acres of land and will have five runways. Around the airport, MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) facilities, aviation-based industrial clusters along the expressway, and defense manufacturing activities will be developed.

The Chief Minister also added currently 16 airports are operational in Uttar Pradesh, and construction is underway on five more. Development projects such as metro systems, expressways, ropeways, rapid rail, and inland waterways are progressing rapidly across the state. These projects are not only enhancing connectivity but also generating investment and employment opportunities”.

He emphasized that Uttar Pradesh’s development model is setting an example for other states in the country. Improvements in infrastructure and logistics are transforming the state into a national and global hub of economic growth.

UP’s New Mantra: Triple T – Technology, Trust, and Transformation: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Taking part in the discussion on the motion of thanks to the Governor’s Address in the Assembly on Friday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said, “The journey of the last nine years is a journey from crime and disorder to discipline. It is a journey from curfew to rule of law. It is a journey from rioting to festival. It is a journey from problem to solution and from distrust to self-confidence”.

In his address, the Chief Minister presented a comprehensive blueprint of Uttar Pradesh’s achievements, policy changes and future direction. The Chief Minister emphatically said, “Uttar Pradesh is now a state of trust and development, not fear. The journey from crime and disorder to discipline is not just administrative change, but the result of mindset and policy commitment. Political differences are part of democracy, but maintaining the dignity of constitutional institutions is the responsibility of all.”

Chief Minister also added, the Governor’s Address at the beginning of the year is the official document of the government’s achievements and future plans. During this time, the conduct of members of opposition parties in the House was inappropriate.

Raising questions on the Leader of Opposition, the CM said, “Perhaps that’s why you were not present in the House, because the Samajwadi Party members were out of your control. This was the same conduct due to which daughters were scared and traders were winding up their business”.

Taking the opposition to task, the Chief Minister also mentioned Ghalib. He added, “Ghalib said ‘Umra bhar Ghalib yahi bhool karta rha, Dhool chehre par thi, Aina saaf karta rha.” Due to this conduct of the Samajwadi Party and other major opposition parties, the entire House was hurt.

Chief Minister said that the image of the state did not deteriorate suddenly, but years of disorganized conduct and atmosphere of crime had affected it. Daughters were terrified, traders were forced to shut down their business and riots-curfews were common.

Since 2017, “zero tolerance” policy has been implemented in the state. Before 2017, there was an atmosphere of policy indifference and administrative laxity, whereas now the rule of law has been established. No communal riots have occurred in the state since 2017 and a fear-free atmosphere has been created in the state.

Referring to the Governor’s Address, the Chief Minister said that through the efforts of the “double engine government”, more than 6 crore people have been brought out of multidimensional poverty. This figure is according to NITI Aayog.

He clarified that coming out of poverty does not mean that the beneficiaries will be deprived of other schemes. Ration, health, housing, pension and other facilities will continue.

Under the Prime Minister Awas Yojana, Pucca houses are being provided to every poor person. Under Ayushman Bharat scheme, health insurance up to 5 lakh rupees is being given.
Free ration arrangement continues. Elderly, destitute and disabled persons are being given annual pension of 12,000 rupees. The objective of these schemes is to reach the benefits of development to the last person of the society.

Chief Minister also mentioned the reforms done to strengthen law and order. He informed that large-scale recruitment has been done in the police force. The number of women in the police force has increased from 10,000 to 44,000 today.

Before 2017, our training capacity was not even 3,000. Today the situation is that more than 60,200 police recruitments have been done recently, and all selected candidates are being trained in the state itself.
Chief Minister said that to deal with cyber crime, cyber police stations have been established in all 75 districts along with cyber help desks in every police station of the state. Forensic science ecosystem has been strengthened, due to which the investigation process has become more scientific and effective.

Chief Minister said that Uttar Pradesh has now come out of the image of “BIMARU state”. For the first time, the economic survey has been presented in the House in an organized manner, which is a symbol of the journey from “thought to system and system to development”.

He described it as a state moving from distrust to self-confidence, where earlier news of riots used to make headlines, now news of investment, infrastructure and social welfare are getting prominence.

Chief Minister said that the journey of almost 9 years is a journey from crime and disorder to discipline, from curfew to rule of law, from rioting to festival, from problem to solution and from distrust to self-confidence.

That is, this journey is not just a race to acquire power, for this the government had a clear policy, clean intention, strong will power and when we collectively made efforts to achieve the goals of good governance, trust was instilled in every person’s mind, yes UP can also do it, results can also be given from UP and that is what is being seen in Uttar Pradesh today.

Today Uttar Pradesh is not a BIMARU state, today it has become a symbol of Triple-T. Triple T means Technology, Trust and Transformation. That is, it has emerged as a Triveni. Chief Minister said that for the first time the state’s economic survey has also been presented in the House. The government has put its works forward with drumbeats.

The economic survey is also a symbol of this innovative journey from thought to system and system to development, which the people of Uttar Pradesh are experiencing. They are seeing it happening in their conduct and this is the proclamation of that new era which was the desire of every Uttar Pradesh resident for years.

The state with the largest population was needy for its identity, it was looked at with suspicious eyes, that used to happen. The youth of Uttar Pradesh faced an identity crisis. If any bottleneck of central government schemes was considered, it was Uttar Pradesh. Today Uttar Pradesh has overcome that and made its identity among the leading states determining the direction of development.

Chief Minister said that today UP is one of the top-3 economies of the country. Now no one calls UP BIMARU. Now Uttar Pradesh has become a breakthrough of India’s economy. It is leading by becoming the forward engine of India’s development. Overcoming the policy indifference, administrative laxity and development-hostile mindset that was there before 2017, the state has crafted a new definition of development in the last 9 years with discipline, strong leadership, clear governance vision. Today this is the result that this economic survey has come.

Through the government’s welfare schemes, the works that are being done, the employment generation that has happened, the expansion of investment, the decisive steps taken to make every citizen of the state powerful, secure and self-reliant without discrimination through social security, its result is visible to us all today.

Chief Minister said that a total of 92 members participated in the discussion on the Governor’s Address, including 60 from ruling side and 32 from opposition. He described it as the greatest strength of the Constitution and said that starting the year from the platform of the legislature is an important part of democratic tradition.

The opposition put forward their point, the ruling side put forward their side, but everyone participated in the discussion, this is a sign of healthy democracy. Chief Minister specially appreciated the role of party leaders and congratulated all honourable members for maintaining the dignity of the discussion.

“Duryodhan ki pratima lagane ki vakalat, Babar ki kabra mein sajde ka samarthan, lekin ‘Vande Mataram’ ka virodh karte hain SP neta: Yogi

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday strongly targeted leaders of the Samajwadi Party in the Assembly, saying, “They advocate installing a statue of Duryodhan, support offering sajda at Babar’s grave, but oppose ‘Vande Mataram’. Referring to statements made by Congress and SP MPs in Parliament, he said, “They eat from India, but refuse to sing Vande Mataram.”

He asserted, “In the BJP, no one can insult ‘Vande Mataram’. Those who oppose it should be shown the door openly. Anyone who opposes the national song should not have the right to live on the soil of India.”

The Chief Minister said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 300th birth anniversary celebrations of Lokmata Ahilyabai Holkar. A grand statue of Lokmata was installed at ‘Kashi Vishwanath Dham’. On her 300th birth anniversary, our double-engine government named the Auraiya Government Medical College after her.”
“When the revival of Manikarnika and other cremation ghats associated with Lokmata Ahilyabai Holkar is expanded, the SP and Congress oppose it and insult Lokmata. The SP has no moral right to speak of Lokmata and is misleading society in her name”, He added.

Naming incidents in the House, CM Yogi said, “Raju Pal and Umesh Pal were murdered. The SP used to parade their killers and mafias like garlands”. He added, “Today, the SP is trying to create unnecessary issues only to spread discord in society. The SP glorifies traitors, insults national heroes and supports Ghazi melas.”
Drawing from history, he said, “How the sins of a Ghazi are avenged should be learned from the valour of Maharaja Suheldev. Our government has built a grand memorial for Maharaja Suheldev in Bahraich and established a university in Azamgarh.”

CM said that SP leaders go to offer fatiha at the graves of mafias, but oppose the development of the Shri Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Kashi Vishwanath Dham and Mathura-Vrindavan.
He added, “During SP rule, appeasement reached its peak, Kanwar Yatra and Janmashtami were confined to police stations and jails, the 84-Kosi Parikrama of Ayodhya was stopped and Deepotsav was opposed. Congress filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court calling Shri Ram and Shri Krishna mythical. The SP fired bullets at Ram devotees and stood in court to stop temple construction.”

Warning the opposition, he declared, “No one can imprison Sanatan faith. Today, the grand temple of Lord Ram stands in Ayodhya. This renaissance model combines heritage with development.”

CM Yogi said, “The renaissance of faith began from Uttar Pradesh. UP is the soul of India’s faith. Ayodhya, Kashi, Mathura-Vrindavan, Prayagraj, Chitrakoot, Naimisharanya and Shukteerth are not only centres of faith, but also of national consciousness. When the world speaks of maryada, it will speak of Ayodhya; of eternal consciousness, Kashi; of bhakti, Mathura; and of harmony, Prayagraj.”

Referring to the ‘Prayagraj Mahakumbh’, the Chief Minister said, “The priest may be a Brahmin, but flower sellers, boatmen, taxi drivers and vendors come from every section of society. Religious sites have become the foundation of self-reliance for all. Our double-engine government is reviving these centres. Deepotsav, Dev Deepawali and Rangotsav are no longer mere events, they have become grand festivals of self-pride.”

Sharing his experience, he said, “In 2017, when we planned these events, there were doubts. Today, crores of people connect physically and virtually. Respect for faith has led to economic growth, UP’s GDP has risen, the state has taken a long leap and perceptions about UP have changed.”

Narrating an incident, CM Yogi said, “During the Mahakumbh, devotees from Tamil Nadu arrived. When their bus broke down near a village in Chitrakoot, villagers helped them despite the language barrier, hosted them at a wedding, arranged food and ensured they reached Prayagraj safely. After returning, they wrote on social media that the misconceptions about UP spread by their leaders were cleared. They said they truly felt that UP is the land of Ram and Krishna. People understand the intent of our government and that is why they are cooperating.”