At the “UP: An Emerging Destination for Foreign Investment in India” conference held on Tuesday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that Uttar Pradesh received four times more foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2019-23 in comparison to 2000-2017. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the conference titled “UP: An Emerging Hub for Foreign Investment in India” on Tuesday.
“From 2019-2023, the amount of FDI that came into UP was four times more than the FDI that came from 2000 to 2017. When there is an environment of security, the government has clear policies and intentions, then every investor is willing to invest,” CM Yogi Adityanath said.
“The state government will fulfill the targets set for Uttar Pradesh by the respected Prime Minister in a time-bound manner. We all know that Uttar Pradesh has changed its image in the last 6-7 years. Today, Uttar Pradesh is the new Uttar Pradesh of new India and if anywhere, it is a developed Uttar Pradesh of developed India. Seven years ago, Uttar Pradesh used to be the BIMARU state of the country,” he added.
“In these 7 years, we were successful in doubling the income of Uttar Pradesh and taking Uttar Pradesh out of the BIMARU state. Behind this was the vision of the respected Prime Minister, which we all effectively implemented and provided the state with an excellent law and order situation. The increased investment is the result of improved law and order situation,” CM Yogi said.
Previously, CM Yogi Adityanath hosted a dinner on Monday at his official residence for numerous distinguished industrialists, investors, and ministers attending the Ground Breaking Ceremony held in Lucknow.
