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Uttar Pradesh govt to invest Rs 45K crore to accelerate cargo movement

These projects encompass bridges and over-bridges across the 75 districts of the state. Of the proposed Rs 45,000 cr, the public works department (PWD) will spend nearly Rs 34,000 cr, or 75 per cent

Sugarcane payments in Uttar Pradesh top Rs 30,000 crore for 2023-24

The 121 operating mills in UP, with a combined cane crushing capacity of 0.84 million tonnes (mt) crushed per day (TCD), have so far crushed 98 mt of the cash crop, producing 10.33 mt of sugar

Lucknow, Ghaziabad and Noida to be developed as 'financial cities'

The new township policy, integrated township policy and affordable housing policy are pitched as the key enablers of these targets

BJP hopes expressway projects will put it on road to victory in UP

However, the Congress, which is fighting the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in UP in a tie-up with the Samajwadi Party (SP), says the Saffron party will not gain political mileage in this election

Uttar Pradesh development authorities record 175% surge in earnings

The sale of housing properties, including flats, generated almost 50 per cent of the earnings in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh's sugar rush: Parties sweeten deal for cane growers

5 million sugarcane farmers on radar of contesting parties

Lok Sabha elections: Is UP's Pasmanda population warming up to BJP?

PM Modi accused SP and Congress of ignoring the plight of Pasmanda Muslims, a section of minority community which BJP has been trying to woo for some time now

Uttar Pradesh govt scales up industrial land bank to 25,000 acres

The state also plans to set up mini-industrial clusters in the rural areas for boosting economic activities and creating jobs

Uttar Pradesh govt looks to utilise water bodies for floating solar farms

The latest move comes as UP is targeting 22,000 Mw of solar energy generation in 4-5 years

Uttar Pradesh govt eyeing investment of Rs 32K cr in hospitality sector

The state is focusing on ramping up hospitality units in tourism hotspots such as Varanasi, Ayodhya, Prayagraj, and Agra

At Rs 3.1K crore, revenue mop-up of top local bodies of UP soars 33%

According to a former UP Chief Secretary, the rising tax and non-tax revenue from the local bodies augurs well for the urbanisation agenda of the Yogi Adityanath government

UP govt ramps up wheat procurement centres to achieve 6 MT target

Payment for targeted purchase to cross Rs 13,000 crore

World's largest 'tent city' to host 400 million people for Mahakumbh 2025

Total visitor count to exceed US and UK combined population

Uttar Pradesh govt buys 5,500 million power units to brace for deficit

Power banking is a bilateral arrangement between two power utilities/states to trade energy to match their respective seasonal variations of surplus-deficit matrix

LS Polls: UP sleuths seize 60-kg explosives, bust 922 illegal arms units

Illicit liquor worth Rs 36 crore & drugs valued at Rs 41 crore in street market also seized

Uttar Pradesh govt aims to increase maize production to over 3.2 mt

With robust maize output and downstream value chain, the government is looking to boost the state's rural economy and support its flagship trillion-dollar economy roadmap

Uttar Pradesh sees rise in education loans, outstanding amount declines

In UP, the number of digital transactions jumped nearly threefold to 11.74 billion in FY23 from 4.26 billion in FY22

Market borrowings by Uttar Pradesh may surge 12% to Rs 5.73 trillion

State governments raise funds from the market to meet budgetary requirements by floating government securities (G-sec) and bonds bearing different maturities

Uttar Pradesh govt invites private players to invest in e-mobility market

The transport department is also looking to buy 100 e-buses, which will be deployed on select routes, such as Ghaziabad, Agra, and Ayodhya districts

UP govt aims to develop MSME export hubs to compete in global markets

The MSME department is working on a plan to promote 75 districts as potential export hubs for local industries to create jobs and contribute to the Rs 1 trillion dollar economy goal