How UP has become the growth junction of New India
FirstpostThe Infrastructure Investment and Development program of the Uttar Pradesh government is the pioneer of the anecdote of development of New India. In recent data released by the Reserve Bank of India, Uttar Pradesh’s Gross State Domestic Product at current prices was attributed to ₹16.87 lakh crore in 2019-20, whereas Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu had GSDPs of ₹28.18 lakh crore and ₹17.97 lakh crore respectively putting UP at the third position. In the fiscal year 2022, Uttar Pradesh’s gross state domestic product amounted to approximately 18.6 trillion Indian rupees, a substantial increase from seven trillion rupees in 2012. However, recently, UP has recorded a 16.8 per cent increase in state GDP surpassing the national growth rate. The Gross State Domestic Product of 21.74 trillion rupees in 2021-22, Uttar Pradesh holds the rank of India’s third-largest economy.