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Among the ruling politicians to enhance their reputations as efficient administrators, during the Covid-19 pandemic, has been Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Among the ruling politicians to enhance their reputations as efficient administrators, during the Covid-19 pandemic, has been Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
In the past three months, Adityanath has managed to silence dissidents in his party, critics of his saffron agenda and even the opposition. He has also earned praise from regular and unexpected quarters.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi while inaugurating the Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Yojana on 26 June, lauded Adityanath saying UP has fought Covid better than even the US and urged other states to follow suit.
Adityanath has been proactive in his handling of the crisis. He was the first chief minister to send buses to transport migrant workers looking to reach home during the lockdown — he sent 1,000 buses to the UP-Delhi border in late March.
In all, he transported 35 lakh migrant workers in around 12,000 buses. Adityanath was also the first chief minister to send buses, 300 in all, to bring back students stranded at coaching centres in Kota, Rajasthan.
And with the lockdown taking a serious toll on the economy, the UP administration made a number of efforts to soften the blow. It controversially suspended labour laws, barring two, for a period of three years, in a bid to help industries get back on their feet.
The state was also among the first to constitute a committee to woo foreign investment and the chief minister signed a MoU with the industry for employment generation of 1 crore jobs, which was inaugurated by Modi.
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