INDIAN STATES : UTTAR PRADESH

General Information

Uttar Pradesh is the rainbow land where the multi-hued Indian Culture has blossomed from times immemorial. Rich and tranquil expanses of meadows, perennial rivers, dense forests and fertile soil of Uttar Pradesh have contributed numerous golden chapters to the annals of Indian History. Dotted with various holy shrines and pilgrim places, full of joyous festivals, it plays an important role in the politics, education, culture, industry, agriculture and tourism of India.

Fact File

Source: CSO Estimates

Advantage Uttar Pradesh

• Large, inexpensive and disciplined labour force available.
  
• Vibrant investment Climate.
  
• Basic inputs like land and water available in abundance.
  
• Excellent connectivity to all parts of the country.
  
• Port facility at doorstep through 7 inland freight stations and 1 cargo complex.
  
• Good quality power supply to industry.
  
• Land at competitive rates.
  
• Special facilitation to foreign and NRI investors.
  
• Availability of institutional finance through vibrant state financial institutions.
  
• Integrated townships of Noida and Greater Noida adjacent to New Delhi, with fully developed infrastructure, including recreational facilities like 100 acre golf area.
  
• Single table clearance system through Udyog Bandhu.
  
• Well-developed special purpose modern industrial areas like software technology parks, electronic city, toy city, plastic city, integrated agro park, leather park, chemical complex and textile city.
  
• Large number of bank branches in the state including major foreign banks.
  

Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation Limited (UPSIDC)

Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation Limited (UPSIDC) is committed to provide high standard, plentiful infrastructure, facilities, and an investor friendly environment for ensuring higher industrial growth in the state.

The industrial and service sector policy of UP government for the infrastructure sector is based on the following pillars:

• Creation of world-class infrastructure through private participation.
  
• Upgradation/ maintenance of industrial areas by a co-operative society of the entrepreneurs.
  
• Creation of Industrial Infrastructure Development Fund (IIDF) for financing initiatives in infrastructure development.
  
• Promotion of captive and co-generation of power
  
• Promotion of natural gas as an alternative source of energy.

Economic Infrastructure

Roads

The state plans to bring up the State Highway Authority (SHA) on the lines of the National Highway Authority of India.

Road sector: Vision 2021

• Length of state highways to be increased to 12174 km
  
• Length of district roads being increased to 24,348 km
  
• 100 per cent connectivity is being ensured for villages.
  
• Widening of all state highways to double- lane
  
• Widening of 40 per cent major district roads to double lane

Rail

Lucknow is an important junction of the Northern and North Eastern Railways. It is well connected with all important cities of India.

Aviation

Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, is well connected by air with New Delhi, Patna, Calcutta and Mumbai.

Power

Transmission Works Target - 11th five year Plan (2007-12)