Hub of IT/ITeS services and semiconductor industry
- Uttar Pradesh has emerged as a key hub for IT and ITeS industries, including software, captive business process outsourcing (BPO) and electronics.
- The state has become a hub for the semiconductor industry with several major players having their offices and centres in Noida.
Rich labour pool
- Uttar Pradesh has a large base of skilled labour, making it an ideal destination for knowledge-based sectors.
- The state also has a large pool of semi-skilled and unskilled labour.
Developed infrastructure and good connectivity
- The state has a well-developed social, physical and industrial infrastructure. It also has good connectivity through 48 national highways, six airports and rail links to all major cities.
- The state has witnessed a high rate of infrastructure growth in the recent past. There has been a considerable rise in the number Of industrial clusters/hubs and PPPs in the infrastructural domain.
Policy and fiscal incentives
- The state offers a wide range of subsidies, policy and fiscal incentives as well as assistance for businesses under the Industrial and Service Sector.
- The state has well-drafted, sector- specific policies for IT and biotechnology.
Source: * Department of Infrastructure and Industrial Development
- 57 Universities
- 3104 degree colleges
- 19430 secondary schools
- 155,619 primary schools
- 76,398 high middle schools
- 97 Technical institutions with an intake capacity of 37,320
- 2nd highest no. of ITIs / ITCs
- 3rd highest no. of Colleges in India
- 3rd highest no. of Polytechnics in India
- 3rd highest no. of B-Schools in India
- 4th highest no. of engineering colleges in India
- 1st Rank in Food Grains Production (20%) in India
- 1st Rank in Potato Production (34%) in India
- 2nd largest producer of sugarcane in India
- Major fruits grown in U.P. - Mango (ranks 1st ), Aonla (ranks 1st)
- 1st in milk production (17.6%) in India
- Per capita per day availability of milk in U.P. is 303 grams compared to the national average of 245 grams.
- Proximity to Container Freight Stations Dadri with facility of warehousing with good connectivity to major ports in western India, vital for EoU/SEZ.
- Well connected to major metros through Road, Rail and Air
- Largest rail network in the country total railway network spanning 8,800 km
- International Connectivity to Middle Eastern Countries
- Over 200 million people
- Growing per capita income creating one of the largest consuming class
- Minimal loss of man days on account of industrial strife during the last 30 years.
- 3rd highest number of micro, medium and small enterprises (MSMEs) in India.
- With an investment of over USD 35.73 billion, over 175,000 MSME units were set up during the 11th Five Year Plan
- Uttar Pradesh is the second largest producer of vegetables in the country.
- It is the largest producer of pointed gourd, peas, potato, muskmelon, watermelon and pumpkin in India.
- The state is also the third largest producer of sweet potato.