Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has given a distinct identity to the special dish of every district of the state. Now, the districts of UP will also be identified by these dishes.
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah and Yogi Adityanath launched ‘One District-One Cuisine’ (ODOC) on Uttar Pradesh Diwas. A short film based on this theme was also screened during the ceremony.
Under the theme ‘Viksit Bharat-Viksit Uttar Pradesh’, five talents who enhanced the pride of Uttar Pradesh were honoured. As an award, they were honoured with ₹11 lakh, an angavastram, a memento, and a citation.
District Magistrates of five districts who performed best under Chief Minister Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan (CM YUVA) were also honoured. The Union Home Minister also launched the ‘Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Employment and Industrial Zone’ scheme.
The awards were given to: Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla, Space Travel- Alakh Pandey, in the field of Education, Entrepreneurship and Self-Reliance- Rashmi Arya, Education and Innovation- Dr Hariom Panwar, Literature -Dr Sudhanshu Singh, Agriculture sector.
District Magistrates honoured for best performance under ‘CM YUVA’ scheme are: Dr Dinesh Chandra, DM Jaunpur; Ravindra Kumar, DM Azamgarh; Anunay Jha, DM Hardoi; Anupam Shukla, DM Ambedkarnagar and Mridul Chaudhary, DM Jhansi.
On UP Diwas, first, the national song Vande Mataram was sung. After this, the guests inaugurated the programme by lighting the lamp.
During this, the theme song ‘Uttar Pradesh-Uttam Pradesh’ described the glory of Uttar Pradesh. After this, ‘Sampoorna Uttar Pradesh’ came alive on the stage of Rashtriya Prerna Sthal, when guests and audiences immersed themselves in the cultural confluence of Braj, Bundeli, Awadhi and Bhojpuri dialects.
Artists from different regions mesmerized everyone with their captivating performances, and the audience enthusiastically encouraged them with applause.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah offered floral tributes to the statues of the three great personalities (Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay and Atal Bihari Vajpayee) at Rashtriya Prerna Sthal.
He also inaugurated the Craft exhibition, the ODOC exhibition, and the exhibition based on ‘Viksit Bharat-Viksit Uttar Pradesh’.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also launched the ‘Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Employment and Industrial Zone’ scheme on the occasion of Uttar Pradesh Diwas.