UP and onward

The development schemes and initiatives launched by UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav show that he is working hard to transform Uttar Pradesh into ‘ Uttam Pradesh’ ( East and West). UP is progressing swiftly, and it may not be long before it loses its tag of being a BIMARU state. In the future, it may also be beneficial to bifurcate the state for the sake of further development. As has been seen in other cases, smaller states are easier to manage record higher growth rates. That being said, given its size and population, UP is also a major contributor to the country’s GDP growth. What is required now is for the state administration to determinedly execute the projects it has begun, and to ensure that there are no setbacks to the progress already achieved. SHWETA CHAUDHARY, Delhi