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UP Says GDP, Incomes to Triple This Year as Vision 2047 Drive Seeks Public Input

The campaign invites suggestions across 12 sectors via QR codes to shape the state's long-term roadmap.

UP chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addresses the gathering during the flag off ceremony of the Namo Yuva Run for Drug-free India campaign on Sunday. (ANI Photo) (ANI)
The CM also said GST reforms, with the tax structure simplified to 5 and 18 per cent slabs, are aimed at boosting growth and consumer power.
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Overview

  • At events in Gorakhpur, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the state economy would reach about ₹36 trillion and per capita income ₹1.2 lakh by year-end compared with 2017 levels.
  • Residents are being asked to submit ideas on the Samarth Uttar Pradesh portal across agriculture, industry, IT, tourism, infrastructure, health, education and governance, with awards for the best district and state suggestions.
  • Citing a survey, the chief minister said only 10% of the population now works outside Uttar Pradesh, crediting ODOP and MSME expansion, other employment schemes and 8.5 lakh government hires.
  • Officials outlined phased growth goals of about a $1 trillion economy around 2030, $3 trillion in the mid-2030s and $6 trillion by 2047.
  • The chief minister praised newly implemented GST changes, saying life-saving medicines are now exempt, most other medicines taxed at 5%, many farm items at 5% or 0% and students’ stationery at 0%, which he argued will boost consumption and jobs.