The Uttar Pradesh budget session kicked off with Governor Anandiben Patel’s address to the united houses of the legislature, offering a stark before-and-after of the state’s development trajectory. Shedding its ‘bottleneck’ image, UP has emerged as a ‘breakthrough’ powerhouse in good governance, robust policing, economic vitality, farm growth, gender equality, infra upgrades, and citizen-centric schemes.
Delivered with constitutional gravitas, the speech detailed policy tenacity and executional brilliance. Security stands out: UP’s model is emulated nationwide. A nuanced crackdown on gangs and dons via tech, manpower boosts, quick courts, and accountability has built a safe haven of public faith.
Industry and jobs flock here thanks to this bedrock. Figures tell the tale—35/94 mafia convictions, 2 executions, 267 encounters, 977 NSA holds, ₹4,137 Cr seized. UP-112: 6 min 51 sec response. 75 cyber thanas, 148 ATS terror busts, 146 foreign illegals arrested, 999 graft traps.
Post-2017 security push: 8/6 forensic labs, 219k recruitments, 158k promotions, 83k hiring underway, 150% budget jump. Jails: 41k homeguards, 7 new facilities, 1k+ early releases. Courts: 10 complexes, Prayagraj law uni, 81 permanent fast-tracks, 3.6Cr lok adalat cases cleared, 2.6k literacy drives.
Infra revolution connects 168 blocks doubly, completes 1,410 km roads. 28k/46.6k km strengthened by ’26. Four-lanes on borders boost business flows. Patel’s vision cements UP’s rise as an economic dynamo.