Efforts to promote wood industry in Uttar Pradesh

A new initiative is on the move to promote wood industry in Uttar Pradesh. various types of grants and concessions are being offered to wood industrialists from Haryana and other states to set up units in UP.

Manoj Kumar Singh Chief Secretary, Uttar Pradesh said that UP’s GDP and per capita income have doubled in 8 years. The state is not competing in industrialization, with Haryana but has taken the lead in facts. Now, the competition is with Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat and Maharashtra, where land is available at a lower price.

He was speaking as the chief guest in the Samvad and Samadhan program organized by Plywood Manufacturing Welfare Association Uttar Pradesh at IIT Roorkee Campus. He said that the new industrial policies of the government is promoting  capital investment in the state.

He said that the state’s GDP has increased from 17 lakh crore to 25 lakh crore in eight years. Per capita income has increased from Rs 50 thousand to Rs 1.25 lakh. The government wants to connect with the farmers and industry, so that the Agri production and productivity of the farmers is linked to industrial units.

The industrial infrastructure has been strengthened with the efforts of the state government. Policies have been made flexible to attract investors. As a result, the state ranks second in the country in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).

The land acquisition process has been expedited and other formalities have been made easier. The operation of the process has also been important.

The state has taken necessary steps to link industrial development with the agriculture-based economy for export and sustainable development.

In comparison to the year 2021-22, there has been an extraordinary increase in the number of agriculture-based and food processing units in Uttar Pradesh.

This also indicates that the policies of the state have also been very effective in attracting investment.

More than three hundred participants associated with the wood industry from different states participated in the program.

Encouraging signs from UP

The identity of Uttar Pradesh is changing. This state was known for its agriculture-based economy and high population density. Now the state government is making concrete efforts to promote industrial development and invest in infrastructure, technology and key industries.

In the financial year 2023-24, the manufacturing industry in the state registered a growth of 13 percent, which was much higher than the growth rate of 7.5 percent of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP). Manufacturing contributed 27 percent to the state’s economy. There is no shortage of workers in the state, a large part of the population lives in rural areas and their dependence on agriculture is very high. Industrial development can improve the lives of crores of people.

There are opportunities in the state to further strengthen the manufacturing system in the future. Along with this, improvement in infrastructure, ease of doing business, speeding up the land acquisition process and quick approvals will help in increasing the confidence of investors.

On the strength of high agricultural production, Uttar Pradesh can make unlimited progress by investing in agriculture-based industries and food processing units. This will not only increase the income of farmers but will also reduce the post-harvest losses of crops.

Significant increase in Agro forestry: R K Sapra

There has been an increase of 1.9 lakh hectares under agroforestry in Uttar Pradesh during 2013-2023, which is more than the total area under agroforestry in Punjab (1.7 lakh hectares) and Haryana (1.4 lakh hectares) in 2023. Former Haryana IFS officer RK Sapra said that there has been a significant increase in agroforestry in UP. In comparison, the area of ​​agroforestry in Punjab and Haryana has remained almost stagnant during the period 2013-2023.

In this way, the availability of wood as raw material in UP is better than Haryana and Punjab. But the other aspect of the situation is that most of the wood of UP goes to Yamunanagar Mandi.

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