Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (UPCM Yogi) has said that the new Uttar Pradesh of New India is contributing to the development of the country by becoming the growth engine of India’s development as per the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is the collective responsibility of every department to make the state an economy of 01 trillion dollars.
The Chief Minister expressed his views in the appointment letter distribution program of newly selected 647 forest guards and wildlife guards of the Forest Department and newly selected 41 junior engineers of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board organized at Lok Bhavan. On this occasion, he provided appointment letters to the newly selected candidates. The candidates expressed their gratitude to the Chief Minister for the fair and transparent recruitment process.
The Chief Minister, while giving hearty congratulations and best wishes to the newly selected candidates, said that today the appointment letter distribution program for 688 posts of Forest Department and Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board is being completed through a fair and transparent recruitment process under Mission Rozgar. 124 daughters are included in this. This recruitment process has been completed within the time limit prescribed by the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission.
The Chief Minister said that earlier it used to take about a year to get the appointment letter after the completion of the appointment process. Now the candidates are getting this appointment in a timely manner. From the recruitment process to the process of distribution of appointment letters, the candidates did not need any recommendation anywhere. The state government expects the newly selected candidates to work fairly and honestly.
The Chief Minister said that the state government has worked to change the pattern of examination in a transparent manner. By taking a little caution, playing with the future of the youth can be prevented. For this, the Prevention of Unfair Means in Public Examinations Act, 2024 has been implemented, in which action has been arranged against copy mafia, solver gang and persons involved in paper leak activities. Under this, a provision of fine up to Rs 1 crore and life imprisonment has been made.
The Chief Minister said that the state government is going to connect 40 thousand youth with the appointment letter distribution program through Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission in the next 06 months. Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission has been constituted in the state. Through this, the process of recruitment to thousands of posts related to basic, secondary, vocational and technical education will be taken forward. Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission has also taken forward the process of connecting thousands of youth with government jobs.
The Chief Minister said that electric and solar fencing should be done in the border areas dividing forests and agriculture without harming wild animals. Wild animals will be frightened by a mild electric shock and will be able to go out from there, due to which farmers and other people will be safe.
The life cycle is made up of humans and animals. Nature and environment cannot be protected without protecting the life cycle. Every animal is dependent on each other. We will have to move forward in the direction of protecting animals. Uttar Pradesh is the first state to have declared human-wildlife conflict as a disaster. Arrangement has been made for assistance in case of loss of life and injury due to human-wildlife conflict. The state government has arranged for assistance of Rs 5 lakh in case of loss of life. By declaring the death of a person due to snakebite as a disaster, an amount of Rs 5 lakh has been arranged. Arrangement has been made to keep anti-snake venom in every district hospital and community health center.
The Chief Minister said that a program was launched to increase forest cover in the state 7 years ago. The state government aims to increase forest cover to 15 percent by the year 2028-29. For this, a record number of tree plantation programs are conducted every year. So far, 210 crore tree plantations have been completed.
In the last seven and a half years, good results have come out in the state in planting these trees as well as saving them through public participation. Farmers were also encouraged for this. Many international organizations have praised this work of the state. Public awareness is required to save the planted trees, because due to lack of awareness, people uproot the planted saplings. Tree plantation program is not just a program, but an excellent way to save lives.
In the NCR region, burning of paddy straw from November to February causes smog in the environment. Due to this, respiratory and heart patients have to face problems and the environment is damaged. The courts constantly provide guidelines on this issue. Orders are issued by other judicial and quasi-judicial institutions. Bio-compressed units are being installed in the state for the disposal of paddy straw. Through this, the farmer can get the price of paddy as well as the price of straw.
The state government has made many programs in this direction by coordinating with the central government. The state government aims to install at least 100 bio-compressed units in the state. Some of its units have been installed and work is being done to install other units. He said that the Pollution Control Board and the Alternative Energy Department should make efforts in this direction, so that the state can play a leading role in protecting the environment and producing ethanol.
The Chief Minister said that extensive work needs to be done to stop illegal cutting of forests. There is also a need to stop illegal mining in forests, as it damages forests. Illegal encroachment by criminals who hunt wild animals will have to be stopped. After the training process, the newly appointed forest guards and wildlife protectors will also have to discharge this responsibility. The newly appointed forest guards and wildlife protectors can also play an important role in reducing the ill effects of climate change by working honestly. Large scale action has been taken against such people in the state. As a result, the forest cover in the state has increased and the number of other wild animals including tigers, leopards has also increased.
The Chief Minister said that the existence of most of the rivers providing the best source of water is seen in danger today. The Prime Minister had launched the Namami Gange program to make the country’s most sacred river Ganga uninterrupted. Its good results have come out. Through public participation, factories, municipal corporations and other institutions will have to be prepared to adopt efforts to make the rivers pollution-free. Through these efforts, success will be achieved in saving nature and the environment. The Pollution Control Board can discharge a big responsibility in this work. Appointment letters are also being distributed to its 41 junior engineers.
A short film related to Mission Employment was screened in the program.
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Forest, Environment, Zoo and Climate Change Arun Kumar Saxena also addressed the program. Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh delivered the welcome address.
On this occasion, Minister of State for Forest, Environment, Zoo and Climate Change K.P. Malik, Additional Chief Secretary Forest, Environment and Climate Change Manoj Singh, Principal Secretary Chief Minister and Information Sanjay Prasad, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Sudhir Kumar Sharma and other dignitaries were present.
