Virendra Singh Rawat

Uttar Pradesh govt plans to tap global financial hubs for investment

Invest UP, the investment promotion and facilitation arm of the state government, will organise roadshows across US, Canada, Japan, Europe, and West Asia

Uttar Pradesh eyes Rs 33 trillion fresh private investments in GIS 2.0

UP GIS 1.0 was held in February 2023 in Lucknow which garnered over 27,000 investment proposals worth ₹40 trillion

Uttar Pradesh municipal corporations' revenue jumps 46% to ₹4,586 crore

These 17 municipal corporations had a consolidated tax and non-tax kitty of about ₹3,140 crore in FY24

Towns, small cities contribute nearly 35% of Uttar Pradesh's total startups

UP - with more than 14,000 startups - is among India's leading startup ecosystems

UP Co-operative Bank outpaces commercial lenders in loans, advances

UPCB has achieved a credit deposit (CD) ratio of over 72 per cent, higher than the overall banking sector's CD of 61 per cent in UP

Sick units in Uttar Pradesh to make way for auto industry, IT parks

These defunct mills are scattered across Sitapur, Fatehpur, Prayagraj, Ghazipur, Farrukhabad, and Bulandshahr districts

Uttar Pradesh govt sees 40% jump in registered factories in 2 years

Uttar Pradesh has witnessed an increase of nearly 14,000 registered factories over the past eight years under the Yogi Adityanath government

Uttar Pradesh boosts defence industry with military hardware test bed

This move aims to strengthen the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) as well as the country's defence manufacturing sector

UP govt plans to invest Rs 4,200 crore to develop Buddhist Circuit

Bid to boost religious and spiritual tourism for $trillion economy target

UP govt tags 450 acres from six defunct textile mills for industrial use

Move part of the Yogi 2.0 government's target to achieve an industrial land bank of 150K acres by 2027

Uttar Pradesh govt saves Rs 10,000 cr annually via direct benefit transfer

Speaking in the UP Vidhan Sabha, Adityanath termed DBT a "decisive blow against corruption"

Uttar Pradesh govt's market borrowings may reach Rs 6.43 trn in FY26

The country's federal policy think tank NITI Aayog has ranked UP among the front runners in the fiscal health index of states

Uttar Pradesh govt aims to double maize production to 2.73 mt by 2027

The state is also looking to double maize production by 2027 to 2.73 million tonnes (mt) by augmenting its area and per-hectare yield

Uttar Pradesh eyes Rs 70K cr investment in electronics, data centres

The investments will catalyse the 'Make in UP' and 'Brand UP' vision, a senior state government official said

UP govt tax revenue may rise 16% in FY26, indicating economic growth

The 16 per cent increase in the state's estimated tax revenue is higher than the growth of 11 per cent estimated by the Centre in the Union Budget FY26

Uttar Pradesh FM Suresh Khanna tables Rs 8.08 trillion state Budget

Total Budget outlay for FY26 is 9.8 per cent higher than last year's Rs 7.36 trillion

UP to develop vendors' chain to bolster India's defence manufacturing

The proposed defence MSME (micro, small, and medium enterprise) corridor comprising hubs of ancillary units will primarily feed the UP Defence Industrial Corridor

Lending to MSMEs in Uttar Pradesh may surge 52% to Rs 4.5 trn in FY25

In the UP State Focus Paper prepared by Nabard, the state is projected to have a consolidated credit potential of ₹7.69 trillion in FY26 across priority sectors

Uttar Pradesh govt sets ₹60,000 cr excise revenue target for FY26

The state's new excise policy has introduced an e-lottery system for allotting liquor, beer, and wine shops. Existing license holders will have the option of renewal via e-lottery in FY27

Uttar Pradesh govt readies policy to boost leather, footwear exports

"The new policy will aim to double the size of the UP leather industry in five years," said a senior state government official