Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in the country accounting for almost 16% of India's population.
The Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of Uttar Pradesh grew at a CAGR of around 8.43% between 2015-16 and 2020-21 to reach Rs. 17.06 trillion (US$ 234.96 billion) while the Net State Domestic Product (NSDP) grew at a CAGR of around 8.42% between 2015-16 and 2020-21 to reach Rs. 15.12 trillion (US$ 208.34 billion).
As of February 2021, Uttar Pradesh had an installed power generation capacity of 27,309.40 MW—6,242.00 MW (state utilities), 13,411.49 MW (private utilities) and 7,655.71 MW (central utilities). Energy requirement in the state was 107,109 million units (MU) between 2019-20.
Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer of food grains in India and accounts for about 18.5% share in the country’s total food grain output. Major food grains produced in the state include rice, wheat, maize, millet (bajra), gram, pea and lentils. The state is the largest producer of vegetables in India and produced 1,002.64 thousand MT of vegetables in 2018-19.
As of October 2020, Uttar Pradesh had 21 notified, 13 operational SEZs and 24 formally approved SEZs. The state offers a host of subsidies, policy as well as fiscal incentives through its enabling policies. It launched the Industrial promotion & employment policy in 2017 along with a number of other policies such as the Food processing policy, Civil Aviation Policy etc.
The state attracted FDI worth US$ 560.74 million between October 2019 and December 2020 according to the DPIIT. In 2019, 147 investment intentions worth Rs. 16,799 crore (US$ 2.40 billion) were filed in Uttar Pradesh. Merchandise exports from Uttar Pradesh reached US$ 16.99 billion in 2019-20 and US$ 12.93 billion in April 2020 to January 2021.
In 2020, the state govt. rolled out New Electronics Manufacturing Policy, 2020 and Uttar Pradesh Startup Policy, 2020, to promote the local manufacturing and new startups in the state.
To boost connectivity across the state & give further impetus to the Defence Corridor, development of 16 highway projects, metro rail projects, regional airports are underway. The Jewar Airport is also almost complete & ready to begin operations by 2022.
Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in the country accounting for almost 16% of India's population.
The Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of Uttar Pradesh grew at a CAGR of around 8.43% between 2015-16 and 2020-21 to reach Rs. 17.06 trillion (US$ 234.96 billion) while the Net State Domestic Product (NSDP) grew at a CAGR of around 8.42% between 2015-16 and 2020-21 to reach Rs. 15.12 trillion (US$ 208.34 billion).
As of February 2021, Uttar Pradesh had an installed power generation capacity of 27,309.40 MW—6,242.00 MW (state utilities), 13,411.49 MW (private utilities) ...