Lucknow, June 28 (KNN) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday that 7.5 lakh youths will be provided jobs through the PM and CM Internship Programmes.

Speaking at a loan distribution program organized by banks at Lok Bhavan, Lucknow, he highlighted the role of MSME units in Uttar Pradesh and how they are the source of livelihood for crores of people in the state.

The Chief Minister added that the MSME department should develop MSME clusters by marking land along Purvanchal, Bundelkhand and Ganga Expressways.

He also directed concerned authorities to take forward setting up of Unity Malls in Lucknow, Varanasi and Agra and providing facilities to the entrepreneurs of the MSME sector as per their requirements.

A total of Rs 20,000 crore was disbursed simultaneously to 3.41 lakh MSME entrepreneurs for the overall development of the MSME sector on the occasion.

"Under the loan distribution programme, loans are being simultaneously distributed to 3.41 lakh MSME entrepreneurs in the state. This sector is going to provide maximum employment after agriculture. The entrepreneurs of the MSME sector have given a new identity to Uttar Pradesh by infusing new life in this sector," said the CM.

During the event, the Chief Minister called for opening Unity Mall in Avadh Shilpgram of the capital city, Lucknow, within three months in the first phase of the project.  (KNN Bureau)