Eliminating poverty, generating employment and improving the law and order system were the key issues in Uttar Pradesh prior to 2017 and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has not only addressed these but also worked for the development and the state, said Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday, adding that on the CM's watch, the state was receiving a flurry of investments.

Goyal made these remarks while addressing a session on the third and last day of the ongoing Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit.