UP govt targets 10-fold jump in electronics, software exports to Rs 1 trn

State now logs sectoral exports worth Rs 10,000 crore

The Uttar Pradesh government has set a target of exporting electronics and software products worth Rs one trillion in three years, reckoning that it can lure international companies.

This would be a quantum leap of 10 times in the electronics and software exports considering the current level of exports from UP valued at Rs 10,000 crore.

In fact, the government has also reserved about 900 acres of land for Electronics Mega City near Sector-21 and Sector-28 in Noida flanking the Yamuna Expressway.

According to UP additional chief secretary, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) and export promotion, Navneet Sehgal, a new