Lucknow: Free engineering and medical education would be given to girls in government Colleges in Uttar Pradesh. CM Akhilesh Yadav announced on Thursday. He made the announcement while addressing an event on the 125th annual function of Isabella Thoburn College.

Akhilesh said the government would provide facilities to industrialists for setting up new units in the state so that youth get employment opportunities. He also added that the government would set up information technology parks in the state.