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Uttar Pradesh has emerged as a preferred investment destination due to favourable industrial policies and its ability to attract large companies, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Sunday. Addressing the UP International Trade Show in Greater Noida, he also said that significant increase in the state revenue collection has helped to push the development of the state. The minister noted that the state currently has an annual export volume of around Rs 2 lakh crore and has set a target to increase this to Rs 5 lakh crore by 2030. "Uttar Pradesh is a preferred investment destination due to its favourable industrial policies," he said, adding that major corporations and global investors are arriving across sectors, creating new employment opportunities. He added that excise duty collection increased over four times to Rs 60,728 crore in 2025-26 from Rs 14,273 crore in 2016-17. It is expected to reach Rs 70,000 by the end of this fiscal. Land transfer registration fees
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday that over one lakh youth in the state would get government jobs within the next six months. While speaking at a function organised in Lucknow to distribute appointment letters to 818 candidates selected for various departmental posts by the UPPSC and UPSSSC, he claimed that the previous Samajwadi Party government appointed someone as chairman of the UP Public Service Commission (UPPSC) who was not eligible for the post. "To those who had created a mess regarding the distribution of appointment letters before 2017, I want to say this: Take note -- we are distributing appointment letters starting today, and over the next six months, we are going to provide government jobs to more than one lakh young people. Let them count; we will keep on delivering," Adityanath said. Criticising the SP, the chief minister said without naming anyone, "Such a person, who was not eligible for the post, was made the chairman of the UP PSC. The
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Saturday said the demands of students associated with the "reservation reform" movement would be placed before the BJP's central leadership and assured that a delegation of the protesters would meet a Union minister within the next two days. Pathak made the remarks at a press conference in Lucknow alongside representatives of the protest, which is being held at Delhi's Jantar Mantar. He said the government stood with the youth and was committed to helping realise their aspirations. "The demands of the students' delegation have been heard carefully and they have been assured of appropriate action," Pathak said. He said a letter submitted by the students would also be forwarded to the central leadership and efforts would be made through dialogue and constructive initiatives to resolve their "justified demands". The movement is being led by anti-reservation activists, including Harsh Dubey, Mrityunjay Pathak and Shiva Sharma. Dube
Over 84,005 hectares (approximately 2.08 lakh acres) of land across Uttar Pradesh have been freed from illegal encroachment over the past nine and a half years through strict action and various drives, the state revenue department said here on Wednesday. The action comes as part of the Uttar Pradesh government's anti-land mafia campaign against illegal encroachment on public properties. Along with freeing land from illegal occupation, the campaign has been further expanded through the disposal of complaints, effective legal proceedings and criminal action against identified land mafias, it said. According to revenue department officials, a four-tier Anti-Land Mafia Task Force has been constituted at the state, divisional, district and tehsil levels to ensure effective action against illegal encroachment on public properties in the state. The objective is to systematically carry forward the process, from identifying illegal encroachments to taking action against them and freeing the
Amid sloganeering by Samajwadi Party members, the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday presented the first supplementary Budget for the financial year 2026-27 in the state Assembly, proposing an additional expenditure of Rs 59,019.54 crore. Presenting the supplementary demands for grants during the Monsoon Session, Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna said the supplementary Budget comprised revenue expenditure of Rs 17,399.50 crore and capital expenditure of Rs 41,620.04 crore. He said the supplementary budget included fresh proposals worth Rs 7,854.25 crore. According to the minister, the proposed allocations include Rs 22,107.88 crore for heavy and medium industries, Rs 17,942.73 crore for rural development, Rs 7,422.27 crore for the energy sector, Rs 2,025 crore for medical and health services, Rs 1,655 crore for the social welfare department, Rs 1,094.40 crore for the women welfare department and Rs 700.01 crore for the Public Works Department. Khanna told the House that the ..
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple may submit an interim report to the Supreme Court on Monday in compliance with the apex court's directions, sources said on Friday. Sources further said the SIT may seek more time from the Uttar Pradesh government to finalise its investigation into the alleged financial irregularities related to donations received by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. The development comes days after the Supreme Court, while hearing petitions seeking a fair and time-bound probe into the alleged donation embezzlement, directed the SIT to submit a status report on its investigation. The three-member SIT, comprising Lucknow Divisional Commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant, Inspector General of Police Kiran S and Special Secretary (Finance) Neel Ratan, was constituted by the Uttar Pradesh government on June 13 at the request of the trust. It was initially given 15 days to complete the probe, but i