LUCKNOW, March 21 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said his government was working towards "making a fierce onslaught on corruption". Terming corruption a termite that has been rendering the system hollow, he said: "There's a need to exterminate the termite".

Yogi also said that once a 'BIMARU' state, Uttar Pradesh is now India's second-largest economy. The CM expressed these views after distributing loans worth Rs.55 crore to 1,423 young entrepreneurs of Devipatan division under the Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan (M-YUVA) at an event held in Gonda.

Addressing youths on the occasion, he said: "The double-engine government has been supporting young entrepreneurs in becoming financially self-reliant. A n...