Ready to work with U.P. govt to create jobs, alleviate poverty: World bank chief
LUCKNOW, May 10 -- Lauding the Uttar Pradesh government for creating a "correct" environment with focus on delivery, World Bank (WB) president Ajay Banga said on Friday that they were ready to work with it to create jobs and alleviate poverty.Banga, who arrived on a one-day visit to the state capital, spoke with chief minister Yogi Adityanath at a high-level meeting and praised him for his achievements.
"A 'Viksit Bharat' (developed India) cannot happen without 'Viksit U.P.' and what the state has achieved begins with the determination to create correct environment in terms of law and order and business regulations. It requires, determination, it requires energy, it requires constant follow-up," he said.
"A single important thing we can all do together is create jobs. Creation of jobs is the best way to destroy the illness of poverty. Poverty is not only about the money, but the poverty of mind that comes from not having hope and not having optimism, not having the future you deserve," Banga said.
He said the best way to create jobs was to build the infrastructure: highways, railways, airports, logistics. Banga said his wife belonged to Uttar Pradesh and that was why he felt at home while visiting the state. "It feels like I have come back home," the World Bank president said, adding he was visiting U.P after 12 years, and the state had undergone a remarkable transformation across all sectors.htc...
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