BHOPAL: Two BJP-ruled states, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Tuesday.
The first MoU was exchanged between the managements of two world-famous temples housing the ‘Jyotirlingas’—Varanasi’s Kashi Vishwanath Temple Corridor and Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar Temple.
The latest MoU signed during MP CM Mohan Yadav’s visit to the riverside KV Temple Corridor will particularly help in replicating the pilgrim management system of the world-famous Varanasi temple at the equally famous Mahakal Temple in Ujjain. “The main objective of the initiative is to provide improved facilities for devotees,” Yadav said.
During the visit to the KV Temple Corridor, while describing the experiences of Varanasi as highly relevant for the upcoming Simhastha-2028 in his home city, Ujjain, Yadav met the trustees of the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust and saw a presentation on pilgrim management at the corridor. The aim is to provide the highest level of accessibility for pilgrims during darshan, not just in Ujjain but also at other religious sites in MP.
The second MoU related to the framing of a cooperative framework in the interrelated sphere of One District One Product (ODOP) and Geographical Indications (GI) certifications, particularly as the Yogi Adityanath-ruled state is a national leader in ODOP and GI certifications tagging.
In 2017 in the pre-ODOP regime, UP’s total exports were pegged at `88,000 crore-plus, but with the successful ODOP model, the figure zoomed to more than Rs 1.86 lakh crore annually in 2024.
GJ tags
First MoU between the managements of Kashi Vishwanath Temple
and Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain
Second MoU related to a cooperative framework in sphere of One District One Product, GI certifications