Lucknow12 May. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has appealed to the people of the state to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to save fuel. He asked the people of the state to reduce fuel consumption and not buy unnecessary gold.
In the same sequence, Chief Minister Yogi directed in the meeting of Chief Secretary, DGP, Additional Chief Secretaries and Principal Secretaries of all departments on Tuesday evening that the fleet of the Chief Minister and ministers etc. should be immediately reduced by 50 percent. Unnecessary vehicles should be removed from the convoy.
The Chief Minister also appealed to give priority to the culture of work from home in the state. He laid special emphasis on the use of CNG, metro, public transport, buses of Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation etc. In the meeting, the Chief Minister laid emphasis on virtually organizing government meetings, seminars, conferences, workshops etc.
One day ministers, MPs and MLAs will travel by public transport CM Yogi said that there is turmoil in the world, in such a situation everyone will have to be careful. Ministers, MPs, MLAs, public representatives should use public transport once a week. No vehicle day should be organized once a week. Various sections of the society including government employees, students of schools and colleges should also be involved in this campaign.
Focus should be on work from home
The Industrial Development Department and IIDC should be encouraged to work from home (WFH) in industrial institutions, big startups etc. Where a large number of employees are employed, an advisory should be issued at the state level recommending them to work from home two days a week. Seminars, meetings, workshops of the education department including government meetings etc. should be organized through virtual medium.
of State Secretariat/Directorate 50 percent meetings should be made virtual
50 percent internal meetings of the State Secretariat/Directorate should also be held virtually. Encourage the use of school buses in schools and colleges. If necessary, transport corporation buses should also be connected to schools. Office hours can be divided into different batches to reduce fuel usage during peak hours.
Public transport services should be increased
Emphasizing on the use of public transport, cycling, car pooling, EV, the Chief Minister said that in the cities where metro is operating, people should make maximum use of it. Public transport services including buses should be increased on routes with high demand. The Chief Minister also appealed to the people of the state to save electricity. Also said that unnecessary electricity should not be used in government buildings, houses, private establishments etc. There should be minimal use of decorative lights after 10 pm in private establishments/commercial complexes etc.
Avoid traveling abroad for 6 months
The Chief Minister stressed on encouraging public cycling sharing scheme. He urged people not to undertake non-essential foreign trips for the next six months. CM appealed to the citizens, wedding planners etc. to organize events in the country and said that there are many good places in UP including heritage, eco sites, forts, destination weddings should be promoted there too.
museumsInstructions to make monuments etc. free for some time
CM Yogi said that Visit My State campaign should be started, in which tourism based on wellness, eco, rural, wildlife and food should be promoted. UP is the first state to implement ‘One District, One Cuisine’. He also directed to make museums, monuments etc. free for some time.
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