UTTAR PRADESH

TAJ MAHAL IN AGRA, UTTAR PRADESH

June 2021
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Table of Contents

Executive Summary 3

Introduction 4

Economic Snapshot 9

Physical Infrastructure 15

Social Infrastructure 24

Industrial Infrastructure 28

Key Sectors 30

Key Procedures & Policies 39

Appendix 48

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Executive summary

Leading tourist destination

 In 2019, domestic tourists arrival in the
state was around 535.8 million, second
in the country. Foreign tourists arrival
Growth in state crossed 4.74 million, third highest in the
country.
budget
 Rs. 640 crore (US$ 88.16 million) has
 State Budget of 2021-22 for Uttar
been allocated under the State Budget
Pradesh increased by 20% over
2021-22 for the development and
2019-20. The state government
beautification of Ayodhya.
has proposed Rs. 5,50,271 crore
(US$ 75.80 billion) for various
sectors in 2021-22.

Strong Horticulture
Base
 Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer of food grains in India and accounted for about 17.83% share in the
country’s total food grain output in 2018-19.
 Major food grains produced in the state include rice, wheat, maize, millet, gram, pea & lentils. With overall
vegetable production of 28,278.31 thousand tonnes in 2017-18, the state remains largest producer of
vegetables in India.
 Pulses production in the state stood at 2,208.0 thousand tonnes in 2017-18* and 660.7 thousand tonnes
under kharif season in 2018-19^.
Source: Uttar Pradesh Tourism, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, India Sugar Mills Association,
National Dairy Development Board, Milk Commissioner, Uttar Pradesh, India, State Budget 2020-21.

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INTRODUCTION

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Advantage

Developed infrastructure and

Hub of IT/ITeS services and good connectivity
semiconductor industry
 Uttar Pradesh has emerged as a key hub for IT &  The state has a well-developed social, physical and industrial
ITeS industries, including software, captive infrastructure. It also has good connectivity through 48 national
business process outsourcing (BPO) & highways, 6 airports & rail links to all major cities.
electronics.  The state has witnessed strong infrastructure growth in the
 The state has become a hub for the recent past.
semiconductor industry with several major
players having their offices and R&D centres in
Noida.

Rich labour pool Policy and fiscal incentives

 The state offers a wide range of
 With a population of 22.65 crore, subsidies, policy and fiscal incentives
Uttar Pradesh is the most as well as assistance for businesses
populous state in India. under the Industrial and Service Sector
 Uttar Pradesh has a large base of Investment Policy, 2004 and
skilled labour, making it an ideal Infrastructure & Industrial Investment
destination for knowledge-based Policy, 2012.
sectors.  The state has well-drafted, sector-
 The state also has a large pool of specific policies for IT and biotech.
semi-skilled and unskilled labour  Uttar Pradesh ranked second in
implementing the Business Reform
Action Plan in 2019

Source: Department of Infrastructure and Industrial Development, Directorate of Economics & Statistics of Uttar Pradesh, Central Statistics Office, Census 2011

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Uttar Pradesh vision 2030

1 SKILL DEVELOPMENT 8 ENERGY

 To integrate efforts of various skill  To invite private players to invest
development departments of central in the energy sector and ensure
and state governments and provide uninterrupted power supply.
employment oriented training in  To promote generation and use of

1 8
vocational skills. clean and green power in the state
by harnessing solar energy.

7 AGRICULTURE
2 INVESTMENT  To increase farm
PROMOTION
2 7
productivity & farmer profitability.
 To establish Uttar Pradesh as the  To disseminate technology to farmers
most preferred destination for through development of training
investments by accelerating industrial network, demonstration, and
development and creating a reference materials, among others.
conducive business environment.

3 TOURISM 3 6 6 SOCIAL WELFARE

 To develop religious tourism at
various sites with potential.
 To develop areas of tourist interest
and provide better wayside facilities.
4 5
4 INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
 To use IT as a vehicle for economic
development.
 To position Uttar Pradesh as the preferred
destination for IT/ITeS investment.
Source: Government of Uttar Pradesh
 To provide basic amenities to
economically and socially backward
sections.
 To provide housing to the urban poor
and carry out slum redevelopment
programs.
5 INFRASTRUCTURE
 To construct Metro Rail in Lucknow.
 To develop, manage and maintain highways
at par with world standards.
 To provide connectivity to rural areas by
developing roads.

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Uttar Pradesh fact file

Lucknow
Capital 829 persons per sq km 227.65 million
Population density total population

240,928 sq.km.
geographical area 95.33 million 104.48
female population million
male population

912
Sex ratio
67.68% administrative districts: 71 (females per 1,000 males)
Key Insights literacy rate

 Uttar Pradesh shares its borders with Nepal on the north; the Indian states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh towards the northwest; Haryana,
Delhi and Rajasthan on the west; Madhya Pradesh on the south, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand to the southeast and Bihar in the east.
 The most commonly spoken language in the state is Hindi. English and Urdu are the other languages used.
 Lucknow, Noida, Agra, Ghaziabad, Allahabad, Varanasi, Kanpur, Meerut and Saharanpur are some of the key cities in the state.
 The state has three major seasons: hot weather (March to June), rainy season (July to September) and cold weather (October to February).
 Wheat, rice, pulses, oil seeds and potatoes are the major agricultural products. Sugarcane is the most important cash crop throughout the state

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Uttar Pradesh in figures

Uttar Pradesh’s Contribution to Indian Economy (2020-21) Physical Infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh

GSDP as a percentage of all states’ GSDP

GSDP
India: 100.0 | Uttar Pradesh: 8 Installed power capacity (MW) (as of April 2021)
India: 382,730.02 | Uttar Pradesh 28,001.95
GSDP growth rate (%)
India: 11.5 | Uttar Pradesh : 8.43 Wireless subscribers (million) (as of February
2021)
Per capita GSDP (US$) India: 1,167.71 | Uttar Pradesh : 162.76
India: 2,092.57 | Uttar Pradesh : 1,016.56
Internet subscribers (million) (as of September
2020)
Social Indicators India: 776.45 | Uttar Pradesh : 95.92

Literacy rate (%) National highway length (km) (as of September 2019)
India: 77.4 | Uttar Pradesh : 67.68
India: 132,500 | Uttar Pradesh : 11,737
Birth rate (per 1,000 population) (2018)
India: 20.0| Uttar Pradesh : 26.6 Airport (No.)
India: 153 | Uttar Pradesh : 6
Industrial Infrastructure
Operational & Maintenance PPP projects Investments
(No.)( December 2019)
India: 1824 | Uttar Pradesh : 77 Cumulative FDI equity inflow from October
2019 to March 2021 (US$ billion)
Operational SEZs (No.)
India: 83,516.88 | Uttar Pradesh: 664.66
India: 262 | Uttar Pradesh : 13

Note: GSDP, per capita GSDP figures are for 2020-21 taken at current prices, For source refer to Annexure, ** - year-on-year, MW- megawatt, FDI- Foreign direct investment

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ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT

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Economic snapshot – GSDP

GSDP at current prices GSDP per capita at current prices

300.00 CAGR (In Rs.) 8.43% 18.00 1,200 CAGR (In Rs.) 6.80% 80,000

17.06
16.00

16.88
70,000

74,141

73,792
250.00 1,000

70,680
15.85

1,051.79

1,016.56
1,011.30
14.00

994.88
60,000

64,120
239.44
14.16

234.96
226.75

59,249
883.13
219.71

200.00 12.00 800

12.89

50,000

811.38
53,113
192.09
11.38

10.00
173.82

150.00 600 40,000

8.00
30,000
100.00 6.00 400

4.00 20,000
50.00 200
2.00 10,000

0.00 0.00 0 0
2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21
US$ billion Rs trillion US$ Rs

 At current prices, the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of  The state’s per capita GSDP in 2020-21 was Rs. 73,792 (US$
Uttar Pradesh was Rs. 17.06 trillion (US$ 234.96 billion) in 1,016.56).
2020-21.
 Per capita GSDP increased at a CAGR of 6.80% between
 The GSDP is expected to increase at a CAGR of 8.43% from 2015-16 and 2020-21.
2015-16 to 2020-21.

Source: Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation

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Economic snapshot – NSDP

NSDP at current prices NSDP per capita at current prices

250.00 CAGR (In Rs.) 8.42% 16.00 1,000 CAGR (In Rs.) 6.79% 70,000
900

65,704
15.12

65,431
932
14.96
14.00 60,000

901
896
62,652
882
14.05
200.00 800

212.19

208.34

56,861
12.00

201.00

785
12.56
195
700 50,000

52,671
720
11.46
170.76

10.00

47,118
150.00 600
40,000
10.09
154.20

8.00 500
30,000
100.00 400
6.00
300 20,000
4.00
50.00 200
2.00 10,000
100
0.00 0.00 0 0
2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21
US$ billion Rs trillion US$ Rs

 At current prices, the net state domestic product (NSDP) of  The state’s per capita NSDP in 2019-20 was Rs. 65,431 (US$
Uttar Pradesh was Rs. 15.12 trillion (US$ 208.34 billion) in 901.38).
2020-21.
 Per capita NSDP increased at a CAGR of 6.76% between
 The NSDP increased at a CAGR of 8.42% between 2015-16 2015-16 and 2020-21.
and 2020-21.

Source: Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation

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Economic snapshot – Percentage distribution of GSDP

 In 2020-21, the tertiary sector contributed 48.91% to Uttar Pradesh’s GSVA composition by sector
Gross State Value Added (GSVA) at current prices, followed by the
primary sector (27.46%) and secondary sector (23.63%). 100%
45.51% CAGR* 48.91%
90%
 The tertiary sector grew the fastest among the three sectors from
2011-12 to 2020-21 (10.37% CAGR). The growth was driven by 80% 10.37%

trade, hotels, real estate, finance, insurance, transport, 70%

communications and other services.
60%

 The primary sector expanded at a CAGR of 9.33% between 2011-12 50% 26.66%
23.63%
and 2020-21. The growth was driven by agriculture and forestry.
40% 8.03%
 The secondary sector expanded at a CAGR of 8.03% between 2011- 30%
12 and 2020-21. This was driven by manufacturing, construction, 27.83% 27.46%
20%
electricity and gas & water supply.
10% 9.33%

0%
2011-12 2020-21

Primary Sector Secondary Sector Tertiary Sector

Note:- * CAGR in Rs. term,

Source: Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation

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Economic snapshot – FDI inflow & investments

Visakhapatnam
FDI Inflow in Uttar
portPradesh
traffic (million
(US$ million)1
tonnes) Investment intentions in terms of IEMs filed, LOIs/DILs issued

1,000
7,500
900

942
248

7,250
800
6,000

90
700

80
600 111 7 34
4,500
500
25
140

3,842
400 30 3,000
300

2,404
2,212
2,201

2,130
200 1,500

1,911

1,897
2,052
165

134

158

108

136

121

148

147
100

70
0 0

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019
FY12

FY13

FY14

FY15

FY16

FY17

FY18

FY19

FY20
FY01-FY11

FY01-FY20
Number of Investment Intentions
Proposed Investments (US$ million)

 According to Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal  A 50-member delegation from US, representing 26 major companies
Trade (DPIIT), cumulative FDI inflow1 in Uttar Pradesh stood at US$ has shown interest in investment opportunities in Uttar Pradesh,
942 million between April 2000 and March 2020. giving a boost to employment opportunities in the state.

 In February 2020, state organised Defence Expo-2020 and received  In 2019, 147 investment intentions worth Rs. 16,799 crore (US$
proposals worth Rs. 5 lakh crore (US$ 70.93 billion) for investment. 4,404 billion) were filed in Uttar Pradesh.
 In August 2020, Kodak TV has highlighted a plan to invest Rs. 500  Between October 2019 and March 2021, FDI inflow in Uttar Pradesh
crore (US$ 715 million) in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, to set up a fully- stood at US$ 664.66 million. The state ranked 10th in India in terms
automated television manufacturing plant of FDI inflow.
Note:, 1Including Uttaranchal, IEMs - Industrial Entrepreneur Memoranda, LOIs - Letters of Intent, DILs - Direct Industrial Licences
Source: Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India , Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)

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Economic snapshot – Export trends

Principal commodities exported in

Merchandise exports (US$ billion)
(April–January 2021)

18.00 Telecom instruments

16.00 16.99 Buffalo meat
16.29
14.00 12.93 12%
Aluminium products
13.91 13.80
12.00
12.40 12.53 11% Products of Iron & Steel
10.00
Footware of leather
8.00 4%
55% 3% Carpet (excluding silk)
6.00
3% handmade
4.00 3% RMG manmade fibers
3%
3%3%
2.00 Spices

0.00 RMG Cotton Including

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21*
Accessories
Others

 Merchandise exports from Uttar Pradesh reached US$ 16.99 billion in 2019-20 and US$ 12.93 billion in April-January 2021.

 Telecom equipment was the leading export category with 16% in 2019-20. Buffalo meat was the second-largest export category at 10.7%.

 The US is the major export market for Uttar Pradesh, accounting for about 17% of the export value in 2019-20

Note:- *- April to January 2021

Source: DGCIS Analytics

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PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

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Physical infrastructure – Roads

 Uttar Pradesh is well-connected to its 9 neighbouring states & other Fund Allocation and Expenditure

parts of India through 48 national highways. The length of national CRF (US$ million) EI & ISC (US$ million)
highways running through the state accounts for about 8.5% of the
Accrual Release Accrual Expenditure
total National Highway (NH) length in India. Yamuna Expressway
has 6 lanes & is 165-km long with controlled-access which connects 2014-15 32.52 36.35 NA 1.86

Greater Noida with Agra. 2015-16 35.33 35.33 NA 10.67

 In November 2020, the Union Minister for Road Transport, 2016-17 88.32 34.09 0.78 0.16

Highways and MSMEs Mr. Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the 2017-18 91.09 138.13 17.84 16.03
foundation stone of 16 highway projects worth Rs 7,477 crore (US$
2018-19 90.91 90.91 13.17 4.99
1.01 billion) in Uttar Pradesh.
Budget 2021-22 (Project) Funds allocated Road type Road length (km)

Rs. 1,492 crore (US$ Roads Length 422,412

Bundelkhand expressway
205.64 million)
National highways(As on
11,737
Rs. 750 crore (US$ November 2019)
Gorkahpur expressway
103.37 million)
State highways 7,147
Rs. 1,107 crore (US$
Purvanchal expressway
152.57 million) Other roads^ 169,153

Rs. 7,200 crore (US$

Ganga expressway Rural roads^ 86,827
1 billion)

Note: ^ as of 2015-16, NA - Data not available

Source: Maps of India, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, UPSRTC - Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, NHAI, State Budget 2021-22

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Physical infrastructure – Railways

 Uttar Pradesh has the biggest railway network in the country with a
railway density of 40 km which is double the rail density of the India.

 Various parts of the state are catered to five of the 17 railway zones
in India. These are Northern Railways, North Eastern Railways, East
Central Railways, North Central Railways and West Central
Railways.

 In August 2020, Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a US$ 1

billion loan for the high-speed Regional Rapid Transit System
(RRTS) corridor between Delhi and Meerut in Uttar Pradesh.

 In February 2021, the Uttar Pradesh government allocated Rs. 1,326

crore (US$ 182.17 million) to speed up construction of the RRTS
corridor (between Delhi and Meerut).

 In February 2021, the Uttar Pradesh government granted Rs. 1,175

crore (US$ 161.42 million) in the state budget for different metro rail
projects. It includes Rs. 597 crore (US$ 82.02 million) for the Kanpur
metro rail project, Rs. 478 crore (US$ 65.61 million) for the Agra
metro rail project and Rs. 100 crore (US$ 13.74 million) for projects
in Varanasi and Gorakhpur

Source: Maps of India

Source: Ministry of Railways, State Budget 2021-22

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Physical infrastructure – Airports…(1/2)

 The state has six domestic airports, located at Agra, Allahabad, Passenger and Aircraft movement (in 2020-21)*
Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow and Varanasi.
Passenger traffic Aircraft movement
Airport
(nos.) (nos.)
 International flights operate from Chaudhary Charan Singh
Agra 858 108
International Airport, Lucknow, and Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport,
Varanasi. Prayagraj 269,996 3,084

Gorakhpur 396,918 3,854

Kanpur (Chakeri) 38,726 472

Lucknow 1,811,387 17,301

Varanasi 1,135,718 11,146

 In December 2019, Zurich Airport International got the approval from

state cabinet to develop and construct the Jewar Airport.

 As per state budget 2021-22, Uttar Pradesh Government allocated

Rs. 101 crore (US$ 13.92 million) for Ayodhya Airport and Rs. 2,000
International airport
crore (US$ 275.80 million) for Jewart, Chitrkoot and Sonbhadra
Domestic airport
airport
Source: Airports Authority of India

Note: *April to February 2021

Source: Airports Authority of India, State Budget 2021-22, News Article

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Physical infrastructure – Airports…(2/2)

Passenger traffic, Varanasi and Lucknow (million) Aircraft movement, Varanasi and Lucknow (nos.)

6 45,000
5.53
5.43
40,000

41,752
5

38,494
4.75
35,000

36,413
4 3.96 30,000

29,356
3.24

27,317
25,000
3

24,056
3.01
20,000

21,818
2.79

17,301
2 1.81 15,000

15,658
2.09

15,035
1.91

10,000

11,666

11,146
1.38

1
1.13

5,000

0 0
FY16

FY17

FY18

FY19

FY20

FY16

FY17

FY18

FY19

FY20
FY21*

FY21*
Varanasi Lucknow Varanasi Lucknow

Note: *April to February 2021

Source: Airports Authority of India

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Physical infrastructure – Power

 Uttar Pradesh was one of the states to bring in power sector reforms Installed power capacity (MW)
in the country. The fundamental restructuring of the state power
sector was processed in mid 1990s, wherein world bank was one of
the main agencies funding in power sector reforms in India. 30,000

 As of April 2021, Uttar Pradesh had an installed power-generation

27,309
capacity of 28,001.95 MW—6,242.20 MW (state utilities), 13,562.74

26,276
MW (private utilities) and 8,197.01 MW (central utilities). 25,000

25,130
24,434
23,662
 Thermal power contributed 20,303.33 MW to the state’s total
installed power-generation capacity, followed by 3,424.03 MW
(hydropower), 289.48 MW (nuclear power) and 3,985.11 MW 20,000
(renewable power).

18,617
 Solar Energy Policy 2017 implemented with an objective to attract
15,000
private investments for increasing solar power generation. Target to
generate 10,700 MW of solar power by 2022.

 Energy requirement in the state was 107,109 million units (MU) in

10,000
2019-20.

 Power demand in the state in 2019-20 reached 22,599 MU.

5,000
 As per the State Budget 2021-22, Rs. 27,248 crore (US$ 3.75 billion)
has been allocated to the energy sector.

FY16

FY17

FY18

FY19

FY20

FY21*
Note: MW- Megawatt, MU- Million Unit, * - Till February 2021
Source: Central Electricity Authority, State Budget 2021-22

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Physical infrastructure – Telecom

 The Uttar Pradesh circle has good telecom infrastructure, with all the Telecom Infrastructure (as of February 2021)
major players providing services in the state. The state has a huge
postal circle (17,670 post offices) divided into six regions: Allahabad, Wireless subscribers (million) 162.76

Agra, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Kanpur and Lucknow.

Wireline subscribers 807,881

 By December 2020, 61.06 million subscribers had submitted

Internet subscribers (in June 2020) (million) 95.92
requests for mobile number portability in Uttar Pradesh.
Teledensity (in %) 67.51

Performance Status of Bharat Net Project (as on 31 March

2019) Major telecom operators in Uttar Pradesh

No. of GPs in Phase-I (up to 7 August  Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
28,027
2019)
 Bharti Airtel
nd
Pipe laid (kms) (up to 22 April 2018) 48,556
 Vodafone Idea
Optical Fibre Cable laid (kms) (as on
3,20,648  Aircel Ltd
31st March 2019)
GPs for which cable laid (as on 31st  Reliance Communications
1,25,722
March 2019)
 Tata Teleservices
Service ready GP (as of November
30,565
2020)

Source: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, India Post

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Physical infrastructure – Urban…(1/2)

 Uttar Pradesh Government targets improving basic urban Classification of AMRUT Cities in Uttar Pradesh (Funds
infrastructure and water supply in 61 cities and towns with a
allocated, committed and sanctioned by central) (US$ million)

population of above one lakh each by 2019-20. Total

Committed Sanctioned
Allocation
 The Government of Uttar Pradesh has proposed an investment of Fund under AMRUT
1583.05 682.25 180.44
Rs. 6,000 crore (US$ 858.49 million) for the Swachh Bharat Mission Program
(Gramin) in State Budget 2019-20. Total number of
61
AMRUT cities
 As per State Budget 2021-22, a total amount of Rs. 7,000 crore (US$
965.01 million) and Rs. 10,029 crore (US$ 1.38 billion) has been
allocated to ‘Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (Rural)’ and ‘Pradhan Classification of AMRUT cities in Uttar Pradesh on the basis
Mantri Awas Yojna (Urban)’ respectively. Also, Rs. 1,400 crore (US$ of population
193.00 million) allotted ‘Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban)’.
AMRUT cities with population less
53
than 1 million
 In 2019, the state recorded the fastest construction of houses under
the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna with 14.26 lakh houses constructed AMRUT cities with population
7
in the range of 1 - 10 million
from 2016-17 to 2019-20.
AMRUT cities with population
0
 In August 2020, the central government has approved proposal for a greater than 10 million

comprehensive urban mobility plan in Lucknow

Total number of AMRUT cities 60

Source: JNNURM, Ministry of Urban Development, Loksabha, Government of India, State Budget 2021-22

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Physical infrastructure – Urban…(2/2)

Smart Cities in Uttar Pradesh

 Under the Smart Cities Mission launched by the central Government
in Uttar Pradesh, 13 cities were proposed to be developed as smart
Cities Population Cities Population
cities.
Kanpur 2,765,348 Moradabad 887,871
 Out of these, 7 cities have been included by the central Government,
until the third round of the mission. In the fourth round released in
Allahabad 1,112,544 Aligarh 874,408
January 2018, 3 new cities have been chosen, namely, Bareilly,
Moradabad and Saharanpur. Lucknow 2,817,105 Saharanpur 705,478

 In June 2021, the union cabinet approved a memorandum of

Jhansi 505,693 Bareilly 903,668
cooperation with Japan in the field of sustainable urban
development. This is expected to create employment opportunities Agra 1,585,704 Ghaziabad 1,648,643

Varanasi 1,198,491 Rampur 325,313

Fund allocation under PMAY (as of July 2018)

Cities Released Utilised

included Approved in
State in (US in (US
(US million)
In Mission million) million)

Uttar
653 1,077.64 306.36 44.77
Pradesh

Source: Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, State budget 2020-21, PMAY - Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

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SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

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Social infrastructure – Education…(1/2)

 Uttar Pradesh has 79 universities out of which 28 are state Funds released for Primary Education (US$ million)
universities, 9 are deemed universities, 4 central universities, and
800
29 private universities.

784.23

784.23
700

698.01
600

659.40
 As of 2018-19, Uttar Pradesh had 79 universities, 7,078 colleges
500
per lakh population and 3,143 Industrial Training Institutes.

163.14

157.85
400

133.74

113.41
300
 The state is one of the few states to have successfully 200
implemented the “education for all” policy. Consequently, the state 100
0
has made various investments towards escalation of the standard

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18
of education across various levels. The state has a good presence
of private players in the education sector.
MDM Scheme SSA Programme
 Uttar Pradesh government has allocated Rs. 67,683 crore (US$
9.32 billion) for the education, sports, arts, and culture sector in Educational infrastructure - 2018-19
state Budget 2021-22. 1
Universities 79

Colleges 7,078
1
Medical colleges 46
1
Polytechnics 168

Primary schools 113,249

Upper primary schools 45,590

Source: Ministry of Human Resource Development, University Grants Commission, Medical Council of India , Loksabha, State Budget 2020-21, AISHE 2018-19, 2Per lakh population

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Social infrastructure – Education…(2/2)

Literacy Rate in Uttar Pradesh

Education Sector Budget 2021-22

Category Literacy rate (%)

Basic Education
Total 67.68
Mid-Day Meal US$ 469.50 million
Male 77.28

Female 57.18 'Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan' US$ 2.50 billion

Major Educational Institutes in Uttar Pradesh

 According to the provisional data of Census 2011, Uttar Pradesh has  Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.

a literacy rate of 67.68%; male literacy rate is 77.28% and female  Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow.

literacy rate is 57.18%.  Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.

 Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad.

 In the State Budget 2021-22, the state Government allocated Rs.
 Asian Academy of Film and Television, Noida.
3,406 crore (US$ 469.50 million) for Mid-Day-Meal and Rs. 18,172
 Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar.
crore (US$ 2.50 billion) for ‘Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan’.
 Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

 National Institute of Technology (NIT), Allahabad.

Source: State Budget 2021-22

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Social infrastructure – Health

 The state has a 3-tier public healthcare infrastructure, comprising Health infrastructure (as of May 2020)
primary health centres (PHCs), health units, community health
Primary Health Centers 3,594
centres (CHCs) & sub-centres.
Sub-Centres 21,057
 As per state budget 2018-19, the state had 170 mobile medical units
(MMU) to provide a range of preventive & curative healthcare Community Health Centres 5,417
services at PPP route, the state also has 100 new Ayurveda District Hospitals 195
hospitals.
Sub-District Hospitals 6
 In May 2020, the state had 3,594 primary health centres, 21,057
sub-centres, 5,417 community health centres and 195 district
Health indicators (2018)
hospitals and 6 sub-district hospitals.
 In May 2021, the Uttar Pradesh government announced that it would Parameter
spend US$ 1 billion to buy COVID-19 vaccines. Government hospital beds per 100,000 population 30.9
 As per State Budget 2021-22, Rs. 32,009 crore (US$ 4.41 billion) 1
Birth rate 25.6
was allocated to the health and family welfare sector.
1
Death rate 7.0
• Of this, Rs. 5,395 crore (US$ 743.30 million) has been allocated
2
for the ‘National Rural Health Mission’ and Rs. 1,300 crore (US$ Infant mortality rate 31
179.11 million) for the ‘Ayushman Bharat Yojana’. Life expectancy at birth (year)

Male 64.8

Female 65.8

Source: Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Uttar Pradesh, 1Per thousand persons, 2Per thousand live births, Uttar Pradesh Budget 2021-22,
AYUSH - Ayurveda,Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy

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INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

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Industrial infrastructure

 Uttar Pradesh, a state with an access to a robust industrial Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)
infrastructure, has 15 industrial areas, 12 specialised parks, 4 growth Schemes, fund allocation and utilisation in Uttar Pradesh

centres & Industrial Infrastructure Development Centres (IIDC).

Allocated (US$ Utilized (US$ Employment
Year
million) million) generated
 As of October 2020, Uttar Pradesh had 21 notified, 13 operational
SEZs and 24 formally approved SEZs. 2014-15 20.70 26.28 48,604

 The state has proposed 40 IT/ITeS parks (apart from IT SEZs), 2 2015-16 27.21 22.43 43,059
biotech zones & a knowledge park. The development of integrated
agro/food processing zones has been proposed at Hapur, about 54 2016-17 20.14 22.14 36,315
km from Delhi.
2017-18 17.31 16.82 43,456
 The state Government sanctioned 20 SEZs in the state to
accommodate various sectors such as IT/ITeS, textiles, handicrafts, 2018-19 273.18 73.34 12,472
and non-conventional energy. IT/ITeS accounted for the maximum
share of approved SEZs in the state which accounted for 80% of the
20 SEZs, followed by electronic products contributing 18 % to the
overall share.

 In May 2020, the government has accorded industry status to the

warehousing and logistics market in the state.

Source: Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, (1) Including unutilised funds from previous years.

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KEY SECTORS

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Key sector – IT and ITeS…(1/2)

 The major factors backing the IT & ITes industry in the state are the e-Governance
structured incentives to IT & ITeS companies. For instance IT/ITeS  Uttar Pradesh Government moving towards implementing e-
companies with investments of more than US$ 0.79 million can avail Governance reforms.
interest free loans.
IT e-Governance Core Infrastructure Projects

 State Data Centre (SDC)

 Moreover the increasing upgradations in the infrastructure owing to
rising investments along with proximity to the pool of talent are  State Wide Area Network (SWAN)

additional positive factors for the IT/ITes industry in the state.  Common Service Centres (CSC’s)

 e-District Project
 The state cabinet approved UP Defence and Aerospace Units and
 Capacity Building
Employment Promotion Policy 2018, with an intention to generate
0.25 million jobs and expects an investment of Rs. 50,000 crore Digital India Initiatives
(US$ 7.46 billion) over the next five years.
 Digidhan Mela

 Digital Payments
 State government is planning to develop Tier II and III cities as the
 My-Gov
IT hub and has identified 3-5 acres of land for IT Parks in cities such
as Meerut, Kanpur, Agra and Gorakhpur.  Cyber Security Cell

 Smart City Initiatives

 HCL Group is developing 100-Acre IT City SEZ Lucknow project
with an initial investment of approx. Rs. 1,500 crores. (US$2.1
billion)

Source: Udyog Bandhu, State budget 2018-19, SEZIndia, Uttar Pradesh Investor Summit 2018

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Key Sector – IT and ITeS…(2/2)

 Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an Indian multinational IT company and has 232 offices in 46 countries and
151 solution centres in 24 countries. The company provides a wide range of IT, business and consulting
solutions. The corporate office of the company is located at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
TCS

 Adobe has historically focused upon the creation of multimedia and creativity software products, with a more
recent foray towards rich Internet application software development. The company’s corporate office and Adobe
Systems India Pvt. Ltd are located in Noida.
Adobe

 HCL Technologies is one of the pioneers in the Indian IT space. Company delivers IT solutions across
applications and infrastructure. The company has a network of offices in 31 countries and serves a wide range of
industries. Ten offices of the company, including the global headquarters, are located at Noida in Uttar Pradesh.
HCL Technologies

 IBM is one of the top manufacturers of computer hardware, software and middleware, and in the areas of
mainframe computers to nanotechnology, they provides hosting and consulting services. The company employs
130,000 people in India, about one-third of its total work force, and more than in any other country. The corporate
IBM office of the company is located at Noida in Uttar Pradesh.

 Tech Mahindra is provider of information technology (IT), networking technology solutions, Six Sigma Consulting,
Infrastructure Management Services and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) to various industry verticals and
horizontals. The company’s has six corporate offices in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
Tech Mahindra

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Key sector – Agro & Food processing…(1/4)

 Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer of Vegetables, wheat and food

Annual production of Crop in
grains in India. Major food grains produced in the state include rice, 2016-17 2017-18
(‘000 tonnes)
wheat, maize, millet, gram, pea and lentils.
Wheat 30,057.9 31,879.1

 Production of vegetables stood 1,002.64 thousand MT in 2018-19^^. Rice 13,754.0 13,345.9

Fruit 10,302.8 10,539.78(P)
 Food grain production in 2016-17 stood at 49,903.1 thousand tonnes
Vegetables 28,192.63 27,515.92(P)
in the state. In 2017-18, food grain production in the state stood at
Flowers 118.29 110.64*
51,252.7 thousand tonnes and 18,416.3 thousand tonnes under
Aromatic 13.53 13.53*
Kharif season in 2018-19.
Spices 227.5 228.50*

 In 2019-20, exports of major agriculture commodities from Uttar Honey 15.15 17.17*
Pradesh stood at US$ 2.16 billion and reached US$ 1.83 billion Onion 426.98 427.49*
during April-December 2020. Potato 15,543.0 15,561.85*
Tomato 831.51 832.50*
 As of May 2020, 125 Agricultural Produce Market Committees
Pulse 2,184.1 2,208.0
(APMCs) were linked with National Agriculture Market (eNAM) in the
Cereals 3,946.0 3,894.9
state.
• In May 2020, the local govt. has approved the Uttar Pradesh Krishi
Utpadan Mandi (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020. As per this
 In State Budget 2021-22, state government has allocated Rs. 20,418
ordinance, the specified 46 fruits and vegetables will be removed
crore (US$ 2.8 billion) for irrigation and flood control. from the ambit of the Uttar Pradesh Krishi Utpadan Mandi Act, 1964.

Note: *As of 1st Advance Estimate, ^ Latest data available till 2016-17, #As of 1st Advance Estimate, (P) Provisional, ^^- as per 3rd advance estimate
Source: Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Government of India, National Horticulture Board, Aromatic Crops include Rosemary, Vetiver, Lemongrass, Citronella, Geranium,
Palmarosa, Patchouli, Mint.

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Key sector – Agro & Food processing…(2/4)

 Easy access to raw material and huge potential of establishing new Sugarcane Production ('000 tonnes)
units in Eastern Uttar Pradesh have given a boost to sugar
200,000
manufacturing in the state. There is a huge demand for by-products
180,000
of the sugar industry.

179,715
177,033

173,816
160,000
140,000
 Uttar Pradesh is the second largest sugar producing among states in

145,385

140,169
133,061
120,000
India.
100,000
80,000
 Sugarcane is produced in 44 districts of the state & of these districts,
60,000
28 districts are major sugarcane producing districts. As of November 40,000
2017, there were around 110 operational sugar mills in the state. 20,000
0

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2019-20*
2018-19**
 The state is among the largest sugarcane producers in India and
accounted for 47.00% of the country’s sugarcane production in 2018-
19**, total sugarcane production was around 179.715 million tonnes
in 2018-19.
Key players

 Uttar Pradesh is estimated to have higher sugarcane area at 22.24  Bajaj Hindusthan Ltd

lakh hectares in 2018-19.  Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd

 Dhampur Sugar Mills Ltd

 Oudh Sugar Mills Ltd

Note: ** As per 4th Advance Estimates, * As per 1st Advance Estimates

Source: Government of Uttar Pradesh, Ministry of Agriculture, India Sugar Mills Association

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Key sector – Agro & Food processing…(3/4)

 Uttar Pradesh is recognised as a major milk-producing state in India. Exports (US$ million)
Milk production in the state stood at 30.5 million tonnes in 2018-19,
accounting for 16.50% of the total milk production in the country. Per Crop 2019-20 2020-21#

capita milk availability in the state stood at 359 grams per day in Fruits and Vegetable
0.33 0.12
seeds
2018-19^.
Fresh Onions 8.66 7.09
 The dairy sector of the state is anticipated to show enormous growth
Dairy Products 27.42 16.37
after the incorporation of National Dairy Plan (NDP). National Dairy
Wheat 20.56 28.82
Plan has been introduced in eight districts of Uttar Pradesh namely
Pulses 3.94 8.00
Meerut, Ambedkarnagar, Lucknow, Bijnore, Gonda, Farrukhabad,
Maize 19.02 15.41
Barabanki and Faizabad. The plan will encourage the state to
introduce scientific measures to increase milk production. The phase
1 of the National Dairy Plan is for a period from 2011-12 to 2018-19. Key Players in Dairy Products

 Mother Dairy
 As per sources, Rs. 42.90 crore (US$ 6.13 million) has been
 Amul
released for National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)
 Gyan
schemes.
 Paras
 In June 2021, Greenply Industries announced that it will invest about
 Namaste India
Rs. 75 crore (US$ 10.30 million) to set up a plywood and allied
products manufacturing unit at Sandila Industrial Area in Hardoi, Uttar
Pradesh.

Note: ^Based on Projected Population with Base on 2001-Human Census, #- till December 2021.
Source: National Dairy Development Board, News Articles, Milk Commissioner, Uttar Pradesh, India, state budget 2019-20, Uttar Pradesh Investor Summit 2018

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Key sector – Agro & Food processing…(4/4)

 Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bajaj Group company, is one of the largest sugar and
ethanol manufacturing companies in India. The company has 14 sugar plants located in Uttar Pradesh. The
aggregate crushing capacity of these plants is 136,000 tonnes crushed per day . A subsidiary of the company
has four plants in the state with a crushing capacity of 40,000 TCD.
Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar  The company also produces 38 million litres of ethanol and around 430 MW of power from bagasse.
Ltd

 Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd (BCML) was incorporated in 1975. BCML is one of the largest integrated sugar
manufacturing companies in India with a crushing capacity of 79,000 TCD.
 The company has 11 sugar mills in eastern Uttar Pradesh.

Balrampur Chini Mills

Ltd

 Dhampur Sugar Mills Ltd has four sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh, at Dhampur, Asmoli, Mansurpur and Rajpura.
Besides, the company produces 145 MW of co-generation power and 300 kilo litres of ethanol per day.
 The company has a sugarcane crushing capacity of 44,500 tonnes per day.

Dhampur Sugar Mills

Ltd

 Oudh Sugar Mills Ltd (OSML) belongs to the K.K. Birla Group of Companies, which has diverse business
interests in chemicals, engineering, and textiles, among others. The company has four sugar mills, of which
three are located in Uttar Pradesh at Sitapur, Shahjahanpur and Kushinagar.
 The company has a distillery in Sitapur and co-generation power plants in Sitapur and Kushinagar.
Oudh Sugar Mills Ltd

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Key sector – Tourism

Major attractions
 Uttar Pradesh is one of the most preferred states in the country due
to the presence of a bouquet of tourist destinations in the state.  Taj Mahal

 Kashi Vishwanath Temple

 The eminent tourist & historical destinations are Varanasi, Piprahwa,
 Dashashwamedh Ghat
Kaushambi, Shravasti, Kushi Nagar, Agra, Lucknow, Chitrakoot,
 Agra Fort
Jhansi, Allahabad, Vrindavan & Meerut.

 Varanasi, being one of the most prominent religious & cultural cities
in India, attracts a huge chunk of tourists every year. Recently the
Several attractive circuits holding potential for new tourism
central Government launched a policy to encourage tourism in the infrastructure
city, which is expected to boost the sector significantly.
Sr. No Key tourist circuit Destinations
 In 2019, domestic tourists' arrival in the state was around 535.8
million, second in the country. Foreign tourist's arrival crossed 4.74 Kushinagar,
1 Buddhist Circuit Kapilvastu,Sravasti,
million, third highest in the country. Sankisa, Sarnath

 Kumbh Mela that was held in March 2019, witnessed around 24.01 2 Braj Mathura Circuit Mathura Vrindavan
crore people visiting the Sangam city including 10.30 lakh foreign
tourists. 3 Bundelkhand circuit Jhansi, Khajuraho,Deogarh

 In January 2021, the state government announced its plan to build Ram Van Gaman Yatra Ayodhya, Bhratkund,
4
Circuit Allahabad
1,038 new Ganga aarti platforms along the river in Bijnor and Ballia
districts. Lucknow, Agra, Aligarh,
5 Handicraft Circuit
Firozabad

Note: 1Provisional
Source: Ministry of Tourism, Uttar Pradesh Tourism, Government of Uttar Pradesh, State budget 2020-21

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Key sector – Renewable energy

 Uttar Pradesh has capacity to produce 3,985.11 MW of renewable Renewable energy generation potential (2018-19)
energy. The state Government has set an objective of annual addition
Energy Production Potential (MW)
for production capacity of solar energy to 2,000 MW.
Solar Energy 22,830
 The state has tremendous potential to increase its biomass energy
Wind Energy^ 1,260
production in 97,589 villages. the state is the largest producer of
sugarcane and second largest producer of rice in India, the by-product Small Hydro Power 461
bagasse and rice husk form abundant raw material base for power Bio Energy (Biomass Power) 1,765
production.
Bio Energy (Bagasse Cogeneration Power) 2,000
 The state is rapidly increasing its installations for renewable energy Bio Energy (Waste to Energy) 5
production. There has been 38% increase in production capacity of grid
connected to renewable energy in 2018-19.

Installed Capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power (2018-19)

Bio-Power (In MW) Solar Power (In MW)

Small Hydro Power 25.10 Ground Mounted 749.00
BM Power Cogen.(Grid Interactive) 1,957.50 Roof Top 57.01
BM Cogen. (Non Bagasse/Captive Power) 160.01 Total Solar Power 806.01
Total Bio Power 2,117.51

Note : ^ As of 2015-16, MW- Megawatt

Source: Uttar Pradesh Investor Summit 2018, Ministry of Renewable Energy - Annual Report 2017-18

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KEY PROCEDURES AND POLICIES

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Single-window clearance mechanism

 It is a web-based single-table system for the entrepreneurs who are willing to invest and set up industries in the state. The system was formed
with a primary objective of facilitating the entrepreneurs to access, fill and print the forms from the website and submit along with enclosures,
required fee, etc., in the respective District Industries Centres/State Udyog Bandhu.

 The following are the key highlights of the single-table system:

• Timely grant of NOC (no objection certificates), approvals, registrations and licenses.

• Monitoring the status of applications online, for the officials of the concerned departments along with the entrepreneurs

• This system provides a single resource for registration and progress appraisal/review of the status of the applications, among others.

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Key investment promotion offices

Agency Description

 Policymaking arm of the Industries Department, involved in the implementation of Government policies for all-
round development of industries in the state.

Directorate of Industries  Responsible for implementation of various state policies.

 Registers various units (small scale industries, biotechnology units, IT parks, etc.).

 Grants licences/permissions to various entities.

 Accountable for overall development of industrial areas.

 Ascertain and stimulates infrastructure related specific projects.

UP State Industrial
Development Corporation  Executes civil construction works for Government and public sector organisations on deposit basis.
(UPSIDC)
 Responsible for acquisition of land on demand for large projects.

 Responsible for development of integrated infrastructure industrial townships.

Department of  Focuses on the development of industrial infrastructure in the state.

Infrastructure and Industrial
Development  Responsible for promotion of various grants, assistance for industrial and infrastructure development in the state.

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Contact list

Agency Contact information

UPSIDC Complex
A-1/4, Lakhanpur
Kanpur-208024
UPSIDC
Phone: 91-512-2582851/52/53
Fax: 91-0512-2580797
Website: www.upsidc.com

4th Floor, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Bhavan

Sarojini Naidu Marg
Department of Infrastructure & Industrial Lucknow-226001
Development, Government of Uttar Pradesh Phone: 91-522-2238283/2239530
Fax:91-522-2238255
E-mail: idc.up@nic.in

Udyog Bhawan,
G.T. Road, Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh
Directorate of Industries Phone: 91-512-2218401/2234956/2219166
Fax:91-512-2297481
E-mail: dikanpur@up.nic.in
Website: http://updi.in/

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Key approvals required
List of approvals and clearances required Departments to be consulted

Registration Industries Department

Prior to setting up the unit
Allotment of land/shed Industrial Development Authority

Permission for land use District authorities

No-Objection Certificate (NOC) under the Water and Air Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board
Act
Approval for construction activity and building plan Uttar Pradesh Urban Development Authority

NOC Fire Department, Uttar Pradesh

Provisional Trade Tax registrations / Registration under

Central Sales Tax (CST) Act Central and State Excise Departments

Before commencement of production

NOC under the Water and Air Act Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board

NOC Fire Department, Uttar Pradesh

After commencement of production/activity

Permanent Trade Tax registration under UP Trade Tax

Act, 1948 / Registration under CST Act Central and State Excise Departments

Registration Industries Department

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Cost of doing business in Uttar Pradesh

Cost Parameter Cost estimate

US$ 63 to US$ 168(1)

Industrial land (per sq m)
US$ 80(2)

Office space rent (per sq ft per month) US$ 0.30 to US$ 1.50

Commercial: US 11.11 cents

Power cost (per kwh)
Industrial: US 9.60 cents

Labour cost (wages per day) US$ 4.5

Note: (1) By allotment in Greater Noida, (2)Agricultural land by allotment in Greater Noida
Source: Industry sources, Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India

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State acts and policies…(1/3)

New Electronics Manufacturing Policy, 2020

1
• The UP government unveiled new electronics manufacturing policy to position the state as a global
electronics hub. Through this policy, the govt. intends to attract investment worth Rs. 40,000
crore(US$57.3 billion) in the next five years. Read more

Uttar Pradesh Startup Policy, 2020

2
• Goal is to be among top 3 states in Start Up ranking.
• Establish/support a minimum 1 incubator in each district of the state.
• Create an ecosystem for at least 10,000 startups in the state. Read more

3
UP Defence and Aerospace Units and Employment Promotion Policy, 2018
• To attract investors by offering a slew of incentives for establishing units along the corridor.
• To generate 0.25 million jobs in collaboration with Employment Promotion Policy 2018.
Read more

New Tourism Policy 2018

4
• To attract Rs. 5,000 crore (US$ 772.32 million) every year in investments.
• To achieve 15 % and 10 % growth in domestic tourist footfall and foreign tourist footfall, respectively.
• To generate employment for 500,000 people annually
Read more

Uttar Pradesh Information Technology & Start-up Policy, 2017-22

5
• Promotion of Uttar Pradesh as a preferred and attractive location for investments for various
IT/ITeS companies.
• To establish IT Parks as well as IT cities for the development of IT Infrastructure in the state.
Read more

Uttar Pradesh Tourism Policy, 2018

6
• Attract Rs. 5,000 crore (US$ 772.32 million) every year in investments and to achieve 15 % and 10
% growth in domestic tourist footfall and foreign tourist footfall, respectively
• To develop alternate tourism products which are unique to the culture, heritage and geography of
the state. Read more

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State acts and policies…(2/3)

7
Uttar Pradesh Electronic Manufacturing Policy 2017
• To promote the growth of Electronics Manufacturing Industry in the state by providing conducive
environment and position Uttar Pradesh as the most preferred Investment destination
Read more

8
Uttar Pradesh Solar Power Policy 2017
• The purpose of this policy is to Achieve target of 8 % Solar Renewable Purchase Obligation (Solar
RPO) by 2022. Read more

Uttar Pradesh Handloom, Power-loom, Silk, Textile and Garmenting Policy 2017

9
• The major purpose of this policy is to enhance investment and generation of employment in the
textile industry so that the per capita income of State comes at par with the per capita income of the
nation. Read more

Uttar Pradesh Mini Grid Policy, 2016

10
• The purpose of this policy is to market the distributed power generation by controlling the renewable
energy which includes biomass, solar, etc.
• Further, the policy also aims to provide skill development training and creating employment
opportunities at the local level Read more

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State Housing and Habitat Policy 2014
• The purpose of this policy is to create opportunities for landowners who are donating their land for
state development projects.
Read more

Uttar Pradesh Civil Aviation Promotion Policy 2017

• To create a conducive business environment, provide adequate incentives for the development of

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robust civil aviation infrastructure and to aid in attracting investments to realize the untapped
potential in the aviation sector.
• To realize the full potential of tourism by linking major state tourist destinations with rest of India
and the world
• To facilitate trade and generation of employment opportunities. Read more

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State acts and policies…(3/3)

13
Sugar Industry, Co-generation and Distillery Promotion Policy 2013
• To entice private capital for setting up new sugar mills, co-generation plants and distilleries in the
state and exploit the potential of the sugar industry.
Read more

Biotech Policy 2014

14
• To preserve bio resources for sustainable commercial use.
• To develop sufficient institutional related infrastructure for development and diffusion of
biotechnology. Read more

Infrastructure & Industrial Investment Policy 2012

15
• To boost the industrial capacity of the state
• To attain an industrial development growth rate of 11.2 % per annum, alongside the target of 10 %
per annum growth in SGDP as visualised in the Twelfth Five Year Plan Read more

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Sources

Data Sources

GSDP (state) MOSPI, Directorate of Economics and Statistics (Uttar Pradesh)

Per capita GSDP figures MOSPI, Directorate of Economics and Statistics (Uttar Pradesh)

GSDP (India) MOSPI, Directorate of Economics and Statistics (Uttar Pradesh)

Installed power capacity (MW) Central Electricity Authority

Wireless subscribers (No) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

Internet subscribers (Mn) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

National highway length (km) NHAI, Roads and Building Department - Government of India

Airports (No) Airports Authority of India

Literacy rate (%) Census 2011

Birth rate (per 1,000 population) SRS Bulletin, 2018

Cumulative FDI equity inflows (US$ billion) Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

Operational PPP projects (No) Ministry of Finance, Government of India

Operational SEZs (No) Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Department of Commerce

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Exchange rates

Exchange Rates (Fiscal Year) Exchange Rates (Calendar Year)

Year Rs. Equivalent of one US$ Year Rs. Equivalent of one US$
2004-05 44.95 2005 44.11

2005-06 44.28 2006 45.33

2006-07 45.29 2007 41.29
2007-08 40.24 2008 43.42
2008-09 45.91 2009 48.35
2009-10 47.42 2010 45.74
2010-11 45.58 2011 46.67
2011-12 47.95 2012 53.49
2012-13 54.45 2013 58.63
2013-14 60.50 2014 61.03
2014-15 61.15 2015 64.15
2015-16 65.46 2016 67.21
2016-17 67.09 2017 65.12
2017-18 64.45 2018 68.36
2018-19 69.89 2019 69.89
2019-20 70.49 2020 74.18
2020-21 73.20 2021* 74.26

Note: As of June 2021

Source: Reserve Bank of India, Average for the year

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