On February 21, 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had pitched Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra in an amiable competition as to which of these two big states would emerge as the first $ 1-trillion economy in India. Modi was addressing a select gathering in Lucknow after inaugurating the two-day UP Investors’ Summit, which went on to garner investment proposals worth Rs 4.68 trillion.
While the UP government has planned to float a global tender for selecting a consultant to draft the roadmap for the $1-trillion economy vision, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has upped the ante in the presumptive rivalry with