People's perception of Uttar Pradesh as a "mafia and gunda raj" has changed in the six-year rule of the BJP and the state is registering growth in all sectors under the double-engine government, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday.
Adityanath has become the state's longest-serving chief minister in continuity. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while attending an event in Varanasi on Friday, had congratulated Adityanath on this achievement.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that as many as 60 lakhs new students have been admitted to the Basic Education Council (BEC) schools in the last six years, praising Operation Kayakalp for the betterment of the Council schools.
Crimes against women and children have significantly decreased in the state of Uttar Pradesh as a result of improved law and order, informed the government on Sunday.