Bulldozer has become Uttar Pradesh's brand, says Yogi Adityanath
The Chief Minister stated that manufacturing bulldozers in the state will drive domestic and international demand during a plant groundbreaking ceremony.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday that the bulldozer has become a brand for the state. Speaking via video conference at the groundbreaking ceremony of a new tractor manufacturing plant, Adityanath suggested that producing bulldozers and tractors within the state would naturally increase demand across India and the world, according to the Hindustan Times.
The new plant, belonging to CNH Industrial, is being established in the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) area at a cost exceeding ₹1,200 crore. Adityanath noted that the facility, spanning 100 acres, is expected to create thousands of direct and indirect jobs and support farm mechanisation.
The Chief Minister claimed that the state has transitioned from a period of lawlessness and migration before 2017 to becoming one of the top three economies in the country. He stated that Uttar Pradesh is working towards a target of a 1-trillion-dollar economy and has moved out of the bottom five states previously categorised as Bimaru.
Regarding industrial growth, Adityanath said the state has received investment proposals worth more than ₹50 lakh crore over the last nine-and-a-half years. He reported that ₹15 lakh crore in investments have been implemented, while ₹7.5 lakh crore in proposals will be addressed through the upcoming Investors Summit.
Adityanath also highlighted that the number of factories in the state has risen from 14,000 to 35,000, while start-ups have increased from 120 to 25,000. He mentioned that the region near the Noida International Airport is emerging as an industrial and logistics hub with projects such as a semiconductor plant and a Medical Device Park taking shape.