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Uttar Pradesh Shifts Investment Focus Toward Technology and Manufacturing
Uttar Pradesh says it wants to attract newer and more advanced industries.
These include electronics, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, clean energy and data centres.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said companies have proposed investments worth more than ₹33.5 lakh crore since 2023.
He said projects worth ₹10.24 lakh crore have already started moving forward.
The state is setting aside industrial land and building roads, power systems and logistics facilities.
A new online system is intended to make government approvals faster.
Uttar Pradesh also wants to reduce the cost of moving goods.
The government says investment is spreading to regions such as Bundelkhand and Purvanchal, rather than staying mainly around Noida.
Uttar Pradesh is prioritizing high-value manufacturing, technology, clean energy and emerging sectors, according to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
The state has received investment proposals worth more than ₹33.5 lakh crore since February 2023, with ₹10.24 lakh crore grounded and over 4,000 projects in production.
Uttar Pradesh has an industrial land bank of about 75,000 acres, including more than 25,000 acres available for immediate allotment.
Nivesh Mitra 3.0 provides more than 530 services across 43 departments through a single digital interface with defined timelines.
The state is expanding logistics and power infrastructure while promoting investment beyond Noida and Greater Noida.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath described the state’s investment strategy and implementation efforts.
- What
- Uttar Pradesh is shifting toward high-value manufacturing, technology, clean energy and faster execution of industrial projects.
- Where
- Across Uttar Pradesh, including Noida, Lucknow, Kanpur, Bundelkhand and Purvanchal.
- When
- The investment figures cover the period since the Global Investors Summit in February 2023; Nivesh Mitra 3.0 was launched on March 24, 2026.
- Why
- The state aims to become more competitive in future industries and convert investment proposals into land allotment, construction and commercial production.
Key facts
- Investment proposals
- More than ₹33.5 lakh crore received since February 2023
- Projects grounded
- ₹10.24 lakh crore
- Projects in production
- More than 4,000
- Foreign direct investment
- $1.5 billion received over the last three years
- Industrial land bank
- About 75,000 acres, including more than 25,000 developed acres available for allotment
- Logistics target
- Reduce logistics costs from 13–14% of GSDP to 8–9%
- Peak electricity demand
- 32,673 MW in June, compared with about 16,000 MW in 2016–17
- Solar capacity target
- 22,000 MW, with 2,600 MW installed and 6,200 MW under construction
Quotes
Yogi Adityanath
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
“Our investment policy is evolving. The first phase was about creating the basic conditions — law and order, connectivity, power, land, infrastructure and ease of doing business. The next one is about making Uttar Pradesh competitive for industries of the future.”
financialexpress.com
“Our Logistics Policy puts logistics costs at 13-14% of GSDP and has a target of bringing them down to 8-9%.”
financialexpress.com
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