‘No Favouritism’: CM Yogi Highlights UP’s Push on Startups, MSMEs & Jobs at TOI Youth Icons Summit

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath highlighted the state’s efforts to generate employment, promote startups and strengthen industries while addressing the TOI Youth Icons Summit & Awards – UP Chapter in Lucknow. Thanking The Times of India for recognising young achievers, he outlined Uttar Pradesh’s transformation, contrasting its past challenges with initiatives such as the One District, One Product (ODOP) scheme. He said the scheme was promoting district-specific products nationally and internationally while creating employment opportunities for lakhs of young people. Highlighting the MSME sector, Yogi said UP has 96 lakh MSME units, providing direct employment to 3.25 crore people. He also cited 9.5 lakh government jobs filled over nine-and-a-half years and promised one lakh more within six months.