LUCKNOW, Sept. 29 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday called upon all urban local bodies to strive to build a developed India by 2047. Yogi made the remark while addressing via a video link over 13,800 elected representatives, including mayors and chairpersons of 17 municipal corporations, 200 municipal councils, and 545 town panchayats.

Under the 'Viksit UP @ 2047' dialogue series, the CM had a virtual interaction with the representatives of the local bodies wherein he urged every urban body to commit itself to the mission of making its city clean, modern, well-organised and self-reliant.

Yogi emphasised that every municipal body must integrate innovation into its action plans, prioritising the modernisation of ci...