Lucknow, Jan 12 (Reporter) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that after the consecration ceremony of Lord Ram in his temple Ayodhya will emerge as a highly developed and prominent tourist destination on the world tourism map. Addressing an event organised at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Auditorium of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University on the occasion of 'National Youth Day', the CM said UP witnessed over 31.5 crore tourists in the last one year, leading to diverse employment opportunities in the state. "After the consecration of Shri Ram Lalla on January 22, Ayodhya is set to emerge as a highly developed and prominent tourist destination on the global tourism map. The double-engine government is actively working on the development of religious tourist sites across the state." He said that transformative changes have taken place. "Previously, even 50 devotees could not stand together in Kashi Vishwanath. With the construction of the corridor, now 50,000 devotees can gather and actively participate in religious events at the sacred site," he said. During the event Yogi distributed incentive money to startups and incubators under State level Vivekananda Youth Award and UP Startup Policy and smartphones and tablets under the Swami Vivekananda Youth Empowerment Scheme. He also launched cleanliness campaign-related activities through the 'My Bharat' portal. Apart from this, he urged the youth and citizens of the state to participate in the special cleanliness campaign starting from January 14. The CM said, "At the age of just 39, Swami Vivekananda showed a new path to the entire world, including India. He gave the message to the youth to 'arise, awake and not to stop until the goal is reached'. It is crucial for the youth to hold onto this wisdom from Swami Vivekananda. Every journey has a destination, and success comes when we carefully choose the right path and persevere toward our goals." Pointing out that today UP is a revenue surplus state, he said, "Now UP has all the resources available to give a new flight to the dreams of the youth." He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the 'Panch Pran' to make the country a 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047. "If we follow these resolutions and do our work with complete honesty, no one will be able to stop India from becoming a major power in the world," he said. Criticising previous governments, Yogi said, "Before 2017, UP faced an identity crisis. Those engaged in the 'dynastic politics' would entice the youth in the name of caste. Upon assuming power, their focus was primarily on the welfare of their own family." He said that India has the highest number of youth in the world and UP has the highest number of youth in India. "56 percent of the population in the state is engaged in work, underscoring the need to generate employment opportunities," he said. To achieve this, the CM stressed the importance of transcending barriers of caste, creed, religion and region. "When the whole of India works together with the spirit of nation first no force will be able to stop our country from moving forward," he said. During the event the CM distributed tablets to 500 students. Besides, he distributed a combined financial aid of Rs 2.75 crore to two individuals in the startup category and five in the incubator category. Apart from this, under the Vivekananda Youth Award, he felicitated 10 young men and women in the individual category with citations and an amount of Rs 50,000 each. Under the Vivekananda Youth Award, Yogi recognised the first, second, and third-place Yuvak and Mahila Mangal Dal teams, presenting them with cash awards of Rs 1 lakh, Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000 along with citations, respectively. Technical Education Minister Ashish Patel, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Sports and Youth Welfare Girish Chandra Yadav, teachers and a large number of students were present in the programme...////...