Lucknow to host UP investors Summit in Feb, 2018

The Government of Uttar Pradesh will host an investors summit in the State to attract investors.

Titled ‘UP Investor Summit-2018’, the summit will be held in Lucknow on 21-22 February, 2018.

“The state was now fast becoming an attractive investment destination and the state government was rolling out investor friendly policies to make the best use of these natural conditions,” said Uttar Pradesh’s Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath at a road show organised in Mumbai.

Extending the invitation to investors to attend this summit, the Chief Minister stated that “a delegation of Canadian businessman had shown positive interest in the state and added that in the past nine months, the State Government had worked hard and relentlessly to create a conducive environment for investment in the state and has done away with all road blocks that were coming in this way.”

Adityanath also launched the logo and mobile app of the investors summit at the event.

The State has already implemented the Industrial Investment and Employment Promotion Policy-2017.
A State Investment Promotion Board has also been constituted to fast track decision making and clearance for industrial projects in the state. The Board has many prominent industrialists.

The Uttar Pradesh Government is giving special emphasis on development of industrial parks. Region specific parks like Pharma, food parks, IT parks, Leather parks, textile parks, plastic parks etc. are being developed.

Before this, the state’s Industrial Development Minister Satish Mahana addressed the industry captains and offered them all possible help for investing in the state. He also assured them of protection of their investment as they join hands in the development journey of Uttar Pradesh.

Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh Rajeev Kumar while addressing the road show echoed similar sentiments and informed that by February 2018, the state secretariat would have an e-governance system in place.