The State

Uttar Pradesh, the largest state in population (approximately 200 million as per census-2011) and fifth in terms of area (2,40,928 sq. km.), is situated in northern part of India and is surrounded by Bihar in the east, Madhya Pradesh in the south, Rajasthan, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana in the west and Uttaranchal in the north. The state has good communication network. It has one of the longest rail and road lengths.

v  The state has the longest network of rivers and canals at 31,200 km fostering the agriculture sector. The mineral resources in the state are mainly limestone, dolomite, glass-sand, marble, bauxite, non-plastic fireclay and uranium. The key industries include Cement, Vegetable oils, Textiles, Cotton yarn, Sugar, Jute, Carpet, Brassware, Glassware & Bangles, and Leather goods.

v  Endowed with fertile land, salubrious-climate and perennial river system, the state is flexing its status as the leading agricultural state in the country to emerge as a most sought after destination for the food processing industry in the country.

v  With large spans of agrarian fertile planes and a vast network of rivers, brimming with natural resources, Uttar Pradesh is one of the most active States economically; well-developed agro-based commerce, a frontline producer of sugar and the advent of food processing industry with enormous potential. World-famous traditional industries such as handicrafts, carpet manufacturing, metal artifacts, scents and leather goods, which make up a huge chunk of handicraft exports from India- the emerging economic power.

v  The state is in a continuing process of improving the industrial infrastructure and has developed integrated industrial townships like in NOIDA and Greater Noida with state-of-the-art facilities. Noida special economic (export) zone enjoys a good inflow of investment from many domestic and international players such as, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Glaxo, Moser Baer and BPO centres etc. and manufacturing units of reputed brands in Electronics, Textiles, Engineering, Computer Software.  Lucknow is growing as another hub of IT & ITeS and BPO industry. Gorakhpur, Bhadohi, Satharia (Jaunpur) & Lucknow along with U.P. State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC) are some of the other promising Industrial Development Authorities. Moradabad SEZ is a product-specific manufacturing zone for metal-ware and artifacts. Besides, there are four functional private SEZs viz. Moser Baer India Ltd. (Non-conventional Energy) and Wipro Technologies Ltd. (IT/ITeS) at Greater Noida along with HCL Technologies Ltd. (IT/ITeS) & Seaview Developers Ltd. (IT/ITeS) at NOIDA.

v  Presently, the State has taken a slew of measures in improving overall infrastructure & logistical facilities, so essential for driving industrial, economic and social growth. Mega road projects, like 1047 Kms long, 8-lane Ganga Expressway along the course of great river Ganga, joining far east with national capital, Yamuna Expressway, likely to be completed soon to provide fast access to the City of Taj Mahal & other major industrial cities like Ghaziabad, Meerut , Hathras and a network of expressways are in the offing. Modeled on Public Private Partnership, numerous developmental projects in power, metro-rails, transport, education, health and urban rejuvenation are at different stages of implementation and there are many more in pipeline, reconfirming the State’s commitment to commercial opportunities for stability and growth.

v  A congenial industrial ambience with a series of measures to improve ‘doing business’ environment, coupled with readily available labour assets and more importantly, a big pool of highly skilled human resources in diverse fields, produced inside the State is unmatched anywhere in India. The timelines for obtaining various approvals from different departments have already been defined keeping in view the best business practice. The State is the proud home to many renowned national level research and training institutions, such as the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, the Industrial Toxicology Research Centre-Lucknow, the Central Drug Research Institute-Lucknow, Indian Institute of Management-Lucknow, the Indian Institute of Handloom Technology-Varanasi, the Northern India Textile Research Association centers in different cities, the National Botanical Research Institute-Lucknow, as well as the Gautam Buddh Technical University (formely known as UPTU) with various affiliated higher professional study colleges.

v  To encourage investors and to promote business opportunities, a robust investor and industry friendly policy framework with active involvement of industrial and business bodies and thoughtfully devised facilitation mechanisms are being spruced up. Procedures and processes are being simplified and rationalized further, so that, entrepreneurs are guaranteed the best services, support and facilities right from the inception to the implementation of their projects becoming functional.

v  Notwithstanding economic recession, government support and incentives, self-resilient markets and ever increasing huge domestic demand continuously create ample space for hectic economic activity in all spheres opening avenues of immense opportunities for progress and growth.

The Investor

v  Uttar Pradesh offers enormous possibilities of enterprise and success, it is the biggest emerging market in India and the government is determined to continuously improve industry-conducive climate.

v  Investor-friendly Government- Simplified procedures, Speedy on-line approvals through Web-based application - NIVESH MITRA, high level committees to monitor the implementation of projects and Helpdesk from Uttar Pradesh Udyog Bandhu.

v  improving power scenario with many new power projects planned and being established, input based franchisee system of power distribution to ensure uninterrupted quality power-supply to Industries. Government is relentlessly striving hard to make Uttar Pradesh a power surplus State.

v  Ample availability of water throughout the State.

v  Good connectivity and good logistic Support for investments

v  Efficient telecommunication network and optical fiber connectivity in the making.

v  Statewide reforms for Good law and order, best industrial relations and lowest man-days lost.

v  Presence of leading IT, Biotechnology, Electronics, Telecommunications and BPO companies.

v  Highly skilled manpower base- Large number of engineering colleges, Technical and Research Institutions.

v  One of the first States to introduce Single Table System and formulating it’s own Special Economic Zone policy along with other industry-friendly policies as well as clearly defined guidelines for PPP projects for transparent bidding process with promise of profits and gains.

v  Among the fastest growing and largest markets in India.

How to Reach Uttar Pradesh by Air

The State

Uttar Pradesh, the largest state in population (approximately 200 million as per census-2011) and fifth in terms of area (2,40,928 sq. km.), is situated in northern part of India and is surrounded by Bihar in the east, Madhya Pradesh in the south, Rajasthan, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana in the west and Uttaranchal in the north. The state has good communication network. It has one of the longest rail and road lengths.

v  The state has the longest network of rivers and canals at 31,200 km fostering the agriculture sector. The mineral resources in the state are mainly limestone, dolomite, glass-sand, marble, bauxite, non-plastic fireclay and uranium. The key industries include Cement, Vegetable oils, Textiles, Cotton yarn, Sugar, Jute, Carpet, Brassware, Glassware & Bangles, and Leather goods.

v  Endowed with fertile land, salubrious-climate and perennial river system, the state is flexing its status as the leading agricultural state in the country to emerge as a most sought after destination for the food processing industry in the country.

v  With large spans of agrarian fertile planes and a vast network of rivers, brimming with natural resources, Uttar Pradesh is one of the most active States economically; well-developed agro-based commerce, a frontline producer of sugar and the advent of food processing industry with enormous potential. World-famous traditional industries such as handicrafts, carpet manufacturing, metal artifacts, scents and leather goods, which make up a huge chunk of handicraft exports from India- the emerging economic power.

v  The state is in a continuing process of improving the industrial infrastructure and has developed integrated industrial townships like in NOIDA and Greater Noida with state-of-the-art facilities. Noida special economic (export) zone enjoys a good inflow of investment from many domestic and international players such as, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Glaxo, Moser Baer and BPO centres etc. and manufacturing units of reputed brands in Electronics, Textiles, Engineering, Computer Software.  Lucknow is growing as another hub of IT & ITeS and BPO industry. Gorakhpur, Bhadohi, Satharia (Jaunpur) & Lucknow along with U.P. State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC) are some of the other promising Industrial Development Authorities. Moradabad SEZ is a product-specific manufacturing zone for metal-ware and artifacts. Besides, there are four functional private SEZs viz. Moser Baer India Ltd. (Non-conventional Energy) and Wipro Technologies Ltd. (IT/ITeS) at Greater Noida along with HCL Technologies Ltd. (IT/ITeS) & Seaview Developers Ltd. (IT/ITeS) at NOIDA.

v  Presently, the State has taken a slew of measures in improving overall infrastructure & logistical facilities, so essential for driving industrial, economic and social growth. Mega road projects, like 1047 Kms long, 8-lane Ganga Expressway along the course of great river Ganga, joining far east with national capital, Yamuna Expressway, likely to be completed soon to provide fast access to the City of Taj Mahal & other major industrial cities like Ghaziabad, Meerut , Hathras and a network of expressways are in the offing. Modeled on Public Private Partnership, numerous developmental projects in power, metro-rails, transport, education, health and urban rejuvenation are at different stages of implementation and there are many more in pipeline, reconfirming the State’s commitment to commercial opportunities for stability and growth.

v  A congenial industrial ambience with a series of measures to improve ‘doing business’ environment, coupled with readily available labour assets and more importantly, a big pool of highly skilled human resources in diverse fields, produced inside the State is unmatched anywhere in India. The timelines for obtaining various approvals from different departments have already been defined keeping in view the best business practice. The State is the proud home to many renowned national level research and training institutions, such as the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, the Industrial Toxicology Research Centre-Lucknow, the Central Drug Research Institute-Lucknow, Indian Institute of Management-Lucknow, the Indian Institute of Handloom Technology-Varanasi, the Northern India Textile Research Association centers in different cities, the National Botanical Research Institute-Lucknow, as well as the Gautam Buddh Technical University (formely known as UPTU) with various affiliated higher professional study colleges.

v  To encourage investors and to promote business opportunities, a robust investor and industry friendly policy framework with active involvement of industrial and business bodies and thoughtfully devised facilitation mechanisms are being spruced up. Procedures and processes are being simplified and rationalized further, so that, entrepreneurs are guaranteed the best services, support and facilities right from the inception to the implementation of their projects becoming functional.

v  Notwithstanding economic recession, government support and incentives, self-resilient markets and ever increasing huge domestic demand continuously create ample space for hectic economic activity in all spheres opening avenues of immense opportunities for progress and growth.

The Investor

v  Uttar Pradesh offers enormous possibilities of enterprise and success, it is the biggest emerging market in India and the government is determined to continuously improve industry-conducive climate.

v  Investor-friendly Government- Simplified procedures, Speedy on-line approvals through Web-based application - NIVESH MITRA, high level committees to monitor the implementation of projects and Helpdesk from Uttar Pradesh Udyog Bandhu.

v  improving power scenario with many new power projects planned and being established, input based franchisee system of power distribution to ensure uninterrupted quality power-supply to Industries. Government is relentlessly striving hard to make Uttar Pradesh a power surplus State.

v  Ample availability of water throughout the State.

v  Good connectivity and good logistic Support for investments

v  Efficient telecommunication network and optical fiber connectivity in the making.

v  Statewide reforms for Good law and order, best industrial relations and lowest man-days lost.

v  Presence of leading IT, Biotechnology, Electronics, Telecommunications and BPO companies.

v  Highly skilled manpower base- Large number of engineering colleges, Technical and Research Institutions.

v  One of the first States to introduce Single Table System and formulating it’s own Special Economic Zone policy along with other industry-friendly policies as well as clearly defined guidelines for PPP projects for transparent bidding process with promise of profits and gains.

v  Among the fastest growing and largest markets in India.

How to Reach Uttar Pradesh by Air