Yogi govt plans 1,000-acre mega Electronics City as part of Rs 200 bn plan

Under ESDM, govt had targeted investment of about Rs 200 bn and 300,000 new job opportunities over next few years

The Uttar Pradesh government is planning to develop an Electronics City spread over 1,000 acres in the National Capital Region (NCR).

The facility would come under the jurisdiction of the Yamuna Expressway Authority and showcase UP as the emerging electronics manufacturing hub of India. UP deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma has directed the state IT and electronics department to speed up the proposal in this regard.

The incumbent Yogi Adityanath government had already proclaimed Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway regions as constituents of UP’s Electronics Manufacturing Zone under the new UP Electronics Manufacturing Policy.

Under ESDM (Electronic System Design & Manufacturing), the