India-US Trade Pact Will Be Finalized Soon: Jitin Prasada

Improved law and order has brought significant change in state, says Pathak

- HT Correspondent

LUCKNOW: A trade agreement between India and the United States will be finalized soon, Union minister of state for commerce and industry Jitin Prasada said on Friday in a reference to the ongoing discussion between the two nations on tariffs.

Prasada was in the state capital to attend a conference on "Rising UP, 8 years of successful governance" organised by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce.

Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak, who was also present along with minister of state (Independent charge) for horticulture, agricultural marketing Dinesh Singh, said improvement in law and order has brought about a significant change in the state.

For his part, Prasada said Uttar Pradesh is now becoming an infrastructure hub and aims to be the number one state in the country.

He stressed that it is everyone's responsibility to make Uttar Pradesh a developed state.

He highlighted the state's significant progress in the last eight years, surpassing all benchmarks.