A state in transition: Uttar Pradesh's economy scoreboard under Adityanath

In 2020-21, UP emerged the largest economy after Maharashtra, up from fifth position during 2019-20 and ahead of Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, and Karnataka

The Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha earlier this month witnessed a bitter exchange between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath slammed the Akhilesh Yadav government (2012-17) for leaving UP in sordid BIMARU (chronically backward) condition.

Adityanath said owing to the negative perception of UP, investors were not keen on the state till his government anchored a transition in the state’s fortunes over the past four years.

“When we came to power, UP was ranked 14th on the Ease of Doing Business index and it was a major constituent of the BIMARU states (Bihar,