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Uttar Pradesh Launches CM-YUVA App and Youth Adda to Support MSMEs

The strategy leverages technology to reinforce the sector that drives the state’s economic surge.

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Chief minister Yogi presents toolkit to a beneficiary of ‘One District, One Product’ scheme during the curtain raiser ceremony of the third edition of the UP International Trade Show (UPITS) on the occasion of International MSME Day, at Lok Bhavan, in Lucknow, Friday. (PTI Photo)
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Chief minister Yogi Adityanath (For representation only)

Overview

  • Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the CM-YUVA mobile app and ‘Youth Adda’ platform on International MSME Day to connect youth with training, loans and mentorship
  • Two new ODOP Common Facility Centres were unveiled in Bareilly and Moradabad with Rs 18 crore invested to boost artisan infrastructure
  • More than 96 lakh MSME units now operate in Uttar Pradesh, employing over 2 crore people across all communities without discrimination
  • State exports have climbed from about Rs 80,000 crore in 2017 to over Rs 2 lakh crore and GSDP has more than doubled to Rs 31 lakh crore
  • Authorities are pursuing GI tags for 77 local products with 75 applications in progress and have announced the third International Trade Show in Greater Noida this September