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Good Governance Day: 'UP Emerging As Expressway State And Mobile Manufacturing Hub' Amid Welfare Push

On the occasion of Good Governance Day, the address highlighted the vision of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay and the concept of Antyodaya. The speaker emphasised that 'Modi has made Deendayalji's dream his resolution', focusing on the saturation of welfare schemes like housing, water, and electricity as 'true secularism'. The speech noted that crores of Indians have defeated poverty in the last decade. Highlighting Uttar Pradesh's progress, the address stated, 'Our UP is making its identity as an expressway state' and has become 'India's number one mobile manufacturing state'. The legacy of Atal Bihari Vajpayee in telecom and connectivity was also lauded. The address also mentioned the expansion of the metro network and the 'Golden Quadrilateral' project, asserting that the government is giving a 'new dimension' to good governance.

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