Express News Service
LUCKNOW: UP CM Yogi Adityanath is all set to embark on an overseas tour along with his cabinet colleagues, including both the deputy CMs, to hold roadshows in 26 cities across 20 countries in the run-up to the ‘UP Global Investors Summit’ proposed to take place on February 10-12, 2023.
The state government has set a target of attracting an investment of around Rs 10 lakh crore during the global summit. As per the sources, CM Yogi, Deputy CMs Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak and other ministers will commence their tours abroad on November 18 which will continue till the third week of December.
In the US, all the 10 delegations of ministers would visit New York, Dallas, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. In the United Kingdom, they would visit London, Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, Eindhoven in the Netherlands and Paris in France.
The delegations further their tour to Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver in Canada, Rio De Janeiro in Brazil, Mexico City in Mexico, Buenos Aires in Argentina, Munich in Germany and Brussels in Belgium. Moreover, Sweden (Stockholm), Japan (Tokyo), South Korea (Seoul), Singapore, Thailand (Bangkok), Australia (Sydney), Mauritius (Port Louis), South Africa (Johannesburg) and Israel (Tel Aviv) are also on the list.
Sources claimed that CM Yogi would visit London, New York, Dallas, Chicago and San Francisco, to hold road shows. However, his dates are being finalised keeping in mind his proposed campaign trail in Gujarat.
About 16 ministers will either lead or accompany the various delegations. Finance minister Suresh Khanna is likely to be accompanied by the ministers. MSME Rakesh Sachan will leave for Dubai and Abu Dhabi and will remain there from December 1 to 5.
Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya will lead delegations for Eindhoven (Netherlands) and Paris (France) from November 29 to December 5. Minister for information technology Yogesh Upadhyay is likely to…