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Uttar Pradesh Unveils 'Viksit UP @2047' With $6 Trillion Target, Citing ₹45 Lakh Crore Investments and 60 Lakh Jobs

Officials pitch defence manufacturing with sectoral clusters as the plan’s growth engines.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with Dy CMs Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak (File)
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Overview

  • The state government says it has received investment proposals of over ₹45 lakh crore since 2017, with more than ₹15 lakh crore implemented and jobs for about 60 lakh youth.
  • A February 2024 groundbreaking ceremony initiated rollout of projects worth ₹10 lakh crore, which the government highlights as execution momentum.
  • The roadmap sets GSDP milestones of $1 trillion by 2030, $2 trillion by 2036 and $6 trillion by 2047, with an implied growth requirement of about 16% a year.
  • The Defence Industrial Corridor spans six nodes with more than 170 MoUs totaling roughly ₹28,000 crore, including BrahMos production in Lucknow and small-arms and protective gear manufacturing in Aligarh and Kanpur.
  • Enablers cited include 33 sector-specific policies, the Nivesh Mitra single-window portal, over 96 lakh active MSME units and R&D partnerships with IIT Kanpur and IIT BHU.