Gorakhpur, March 6 -- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that the double-engine government of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a campaign to create 10 lakh young entrepreneurs in Uttar Pradesh.

The CM distributed loans worth Rs 100 crore to 2,500 beneficiaries from Gorakhpur and Basti divisions under the Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan (CM Yuva) at Baba Gambhirnath Auditorium. Besides, 2,100 trainees from both divisions received tool kits under the ODOP scheme.

He said, "The benefits being provided to the state's youth before Holi will help them become new entrepreneurs."

Yogi highlighted the overwhelming response to the Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Yojana, which was launched on January 24, 2025. "In just over a ...