Uttar Pradesh govt logs fresh excise proposals worth ₹4,000 crore

The Uttar Pradesh (UP) excise department has garnered fresh investment proposals of more than ₹4,000 crore to set up green field and brown field distilleries and alcoholic beverage units in the state.

 

The investment proposals were received at the recent ‘UP Excise Investors’ Summit’ in Lucknow, which was organised to promote investments in the alcohol value chain spanning manufacturing, distribution, and marketing.

 

According to UP Excise Minister Nitin Agarwal, the Yogi Adityanath government in the state is actively promoting export-oriented policies to catalyse the state’s flagship $1 trillion economy goal.

 

He said about 55 excise department projects worth ₹11,000 crore