Yogi Adityanath will inaugurate the GCC Innovation Summit and unveil 48 development projects in Kanpur Nagar. The initiatives seek to promote investment, innovation, public amenities and high-skill employment.Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. (PTI Photo) Expanding public amenities, attracting investment and creating new opportunities for young people through innovation are central to my vision for a new Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday.In a post on X, Adityanath said he would inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for 48 development projects worth more than Rs 411 crore in the Bilhaur and Bithoor Assembly constituencies of Kanpur Nagar on the birth anniversary of Maharishi Valmiki.
Certificates will also be distributed to beneficiaries of various public welfare schemes, he said.“Today, on the auspicious birth anniversary of Adikavi Maharishi Valmiki Ji, I will have the privilege of advancing this resolve of public welfare and the well-being of the people in Bithoor, his sacred land of penance,” Adityanath wrote.He said the government's development agenda combined projects aimed at improving people's lives with investment and innovation initiatives designed to create opportunities for the youth. Taking this vision forward, he said, he would inaugurate the GCC Innovation Summit 2026 in Lucknow.
Memorandums of understanding with global companies and universities at the summit would open new avenues for technological research, innovation and high-skill employment.“Under the able guidance of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji, the resolve of the double-engine government is to ensure that the benefits of development reach the last person in society and that the youth of Uttar Pradesh get the opportunity to establish a global identity on their own soil,” he wrote.Heritage, technology to shape Uttar Pradesh's future Adityanath said October 26 represented a convergence of Uttar Pradesh's cultural heritage and its aspirations to become a major centre for global technology, innovation and a knowledge-based economy.He described Maharishi Valmiki's Ramayana as a lasting tradition of knowledge, propriety and public welfare that had guided generations. He said the state's development vision sought to carry this knowledge tradition forward by connecting young people's talent with opportunities in science and technology.The chief minister also criticised previous governments, alleging that before 2017, attracting investment and expanding employment opportunities in line with Uttar Pradesh's industrial and technological potential had been a major challenge.He said the state was now creating new opportunities through improved connectivity, electronics manufacturing, digital infrastructure and investment-oriented policies.“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while India has emerged as the 'GCC Capital of the World', Uttar Pradesh is now becoming a hub of India's electronics ecosystem,” he wrote.Adityanath said his vision of a developed Uttar Pradesh rested on combining the values drawn from the state's heritage with education, technological capabilities and new avenues for prosperity.This convergence, he said, would help Uttar Pradesh strengthen its role in India's knowledge-based economy while remaining rooted in its cultural identity.- Ends