Uttar Pradesh CM to attend WEF summit in January

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath will be in Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum WEF meeting in January. Yogi, who is the first Chief Minister of UP to attend the meeting, would be accompanied by a delegation of senior officials from the state industries department.

The WEF meeting, which will take place between January 16 and 20 next year, brings together leaders from government, business, and civil society to address the state of business, world, and discuss pressing agendas for the year ahead.

Invest UP, which looks into the state's investment promotion, has been asked to look at the arrangements for the trip and take the help of the industry association, Confederation of Indian Industries CII The summit is important for Yogi Adityanath government in UP as it has set the goal of a one trillion-dollar economy by the end of 2027. The chief minister is expected to invite investors from all over the world to invest in the state.

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry FICCI has been engaged in the event, which has an average investment of over 10 lakh crore.

The upcoming event will bring together deputy chief ministers, senior cabinet ministers, and officials from Uttar Pradesh government to 19 cities across 17 countries between December 9 and 19.

On Thursday, CM Yogi Adityanath launched One District One Sport ODOS, based on the Central government's highly successful One District One Product ODOP scheme.

According to a press release from the Chief Minister's Office CMO under ODOS, one sport will be identified in each of the 75 districts and necessary steps will be taken to find district-specific talent and enhance their skills to represent the district, state, national, and international level tournaments and championships.