Amid complaints of lack of cooperation by officials, UP CM Yogi Adityanath holds dialogue with MPs, MLAs

Similar division-level meetings will be held in the future, an official said.

The move is being seen as an attempt by the Chief Minister to resolve purported differences between officials and public representatives at the grassroots level in the run-up to the upcoming panchayat elections and the 2027 Assembly polls in the state.

In the meeting, which was held at the CM’s official residence in Lucknow, projects worth Rs 4,901 crore were finalised for Jhansi division, projects worth Rs 3,875 crore for Chitrakoot division and about projects worth Rs 10,914 crore were okayed for six districts of Kanpur division, it is learnt.

Officials said public representatives were given the opportunity to propose schemes and projects for their areas, on which discussion was held over their viability and other issues.

The projects proposed by the MLAs included that of road connectivity, irrigation, logistical hubs and approach roads to religious places.

“During the meeting, the Chief Minister asked the officials to take the opinion of the public representatives before finalising the projects for their constituencies and areas. While he asked the public representatives to monitor the implementation of government schemes in their areas and ensure their proper implementation,” said a senior official.

“He took feedback from the MLAs and MPs about the ground situation, administrative coordination and public expectations in their constituencies,” he added.

The Chief Minister also directed the officials to ensure that the names of local representatives are engraved on the foundation or inauguration stones of development projects, he said.

In the past, many public representatives, including ministers, have raised concern over lack of cooperation by officials in the implementation of projects or resolution of public grievances in their constituencies.

“Officials were given instructions by the Chief Minister keeping in view the issues raised by the public representatives. It is a healthy exercise as we as public representatives approach officials with the public issues so that things change on the ground,” said an MLA, who attended the meeting on Sunday.