LUCKNOW, Sept. 4 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday called on the people of Uttar Pradesh to actively participate in shaping the future of both the state and the nation. Every citizen of the state must be made a partner in development under the Shatabdi Sankalp Abhiyan, he said.

He also asserted that India will be the third largest economy in 2027 from its present status of the fourth biggest one.

The CM was addressing the event "Samarth Uttar Pradesh - Viksit Uttar Pradesh @2047" campaign after launching the portal https://samarthuttarpradesh.up.gov.in. The initiative aims to gather public feedback and incorporate it into the state's Vision Document for 2047.

"In the 16th-17th centuries, India held 25% of global GDP. By 19...