Meerut, March 9 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that about 2 lakh 66 thousand youths applied for the Chief Minister's Youth Entrepreneur Development Campaign.

While addressing the event in Meerut, CM Yogi heaped praise on the Union Government's 'Startup India' scheme and stated that the kind of enthusiasm shown by the youth of the state is commendable.

Furthermore, CM Adityanath opened up on the challenges of the scheme and stated that the government had thought until the end of the financial year 2025 that it was not possible to give loans to one lakh youth.

"The enthusiasm shown by the youth from across the state under this new scheme reflects the inclination of the youth of the state towards furthering...