Overview

• Yogi Adityanath virtually addressed panchayat representatives statewide in a mass session reported to include over 80,000 participants, among them 75 district presidents and 826 block pradhans.
• Officials said more than 11 lakh suggestions have been submitted via QR codes and the Samarth/Viksit portal, with awards planned for top ideas at district and state levels.
• The Chief Minister urged panchayats to embed income-generation models, foster innovation, and prioritize welfare in annual plans, with seminars to be held in every district and block panchayat.
• The roadmap is framed around Arth Shakti, Srijan Shakti, and Jeevan Shakti, positioning local bodies as engines of self-reliance and community-led development.
• Adityanath cited state metrics including GSDP rising from ₹13 lakh crore to ₹35 lakh crore, per capita income to about ₹1.2 lakh, 8.5 lakh government jobs, projects tied to over 60 lakh jobs, and higher women’s workforce participation, while inaugurating ₹825 crore works in Balrampur.