Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uttar Pradesh tomorrow for the ground breaking ceremony to lay the foundation stone of 1,406 projects which will bring in an investment of more than Rs 80,000 crores in the state.
The projects encompass diverse sectors like Agriculture and Allied, IT and Electronics, MSME, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Pharma, Tourism, Defence & Aerospace, Handloom & Textiles etc. The ceremony will be attended by top industry leaders of the country, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office today.
The Prime Minister will reach Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, Lucknow at around 11 am to attend the Ground Breaking Ceremony @3.0 of the UP Investors Summit.
The Prime Minister will then reach Paraunkh village, Kanpur, where he will accompany President Ram Nath Kovind to visit Pathri Mata Mandir. Thereafter, they will visit Dr. B R Ambedkar Bhawan, which will be followed by a visit to Milan Kendra. The Kendra is the ancestral house of the President that was donated for public use and converted to a community centre.
The UP investors summits have been spurring economic growth in the state. Earlier, the UP Investors Summit 2018 was held on 21st -22nd February 2018, with the first Ground Breaking Ceremony being held on 29 July, 2018 and second Ground Breaking Ceremony on 28 July 2019.
During the first Ground Breaking Ceremony, foundation of 81 projects worth more than Rs 61,500 crore was laid, while in the second Ground Breaking Ceremony, foundation of 290 projects with investments of more than Rs 67,000 crore was laid.
