Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav is set to participate in the ‘Madhya Pradesh–Uttar Pradesh Cooperation Conference’ in Varanasi on March 31. The conference aims to enhance partnerships in trade, investment, and skills between the two states. Agreements covering various sectors like trade, industrial investment, skill development, handicrafts promotion, and tourism will be signed during the event.
The summit will focus on connecting One District-One Product (ODOP) initiatives, GI-tagged products, traditional crafts, and agri-food products with branding, marketing, and export opportunities. The state government stated that the conference will showcase a strong model for regional development by attracting investments, creating jobs, and preserving cultural heritage through collaboration.
Additionally, discussions will revolve around the proposed development of the Kashi–Ujjain–Chitrakoot religious tourism circuit as a joint tourism product. The aim is to enhance the structured and coordinated tourism model, making religious tourism more organized and appealing to tourists. This initiative is expected to boost tourism across Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
Artisans from Madhya Pradesh’s Chanderi and Maheshwar silk clusters will collaborate with Banarasi silk weavers to enhance joint branding and market expansion. Chief Minister Yadav will also visit the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor to study crowd flow design, infrastructure layout, and pilgrim management systems. The visit aims to gather insights on modern urban planning and pilgrimage site management for the development of religious sites in Madhya Pradesh.
