In a compelling address to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath unveiled the state’s extraordinary economic transformation while thanking for the Governor’s speech. He spotlighted revenue discipline and agricultural innovations as cornerstones of progress.
UP’s economy has ballooned from 13 lakh crore GSDP in 2017 to 36 lakh crore today, adding 23 lakh crore in under nine years—achieved without fresh taxes but through plugging evasion and smart growth strategies. The state’s national GDP share climbed back to 9.5% from a low of 8%, with per capita income tripling seamlessly.
Five years of revenue surplus underscore fiscal health amid development. Banking efficiency soared, with deposit spending rising from 43% to over 60%, channeling funds to entrepreneurs and youth. CM Yogi lambasted opposition for exploiting farmers politically while ignoring their plight in power.
Drawing historical parallels, he evoked India’s golden eras of global economic leadership, shattered by colonial loot that stifled local enterprise. Past state governments mirrored this by marginalizing farmers, MSMEs, and artisans. Since 2017, aligned with PM Modi’s vision, these sectors flourish.
Villages, once self-reliant hubs of farming, crafts, and trade, were revitalized. Agriculture shifted from vote-bank politics to policy-driven growth: costs down, yields up, middlemen out. Growth rate doubled to 18.5%, MSP via DBT ensures fairness.
Boasting 21% national food production on 11% land, UP connects farmers globally. 95,000 crore from PM Kisan landed directly. Tech infusion—drones, natural methods, AI advisories—via Drone Didi, FPOs, startups transforms farming.
Cow protection shelters (7,727 strong, housing 16 lakh+ animals) curb smuggling, promote organic practices, cementing UP’s dairy supremacy and fish output boom. Sugarcane payments: 3.06 lakh crore in half the time of predecessors, plus 90,000 crore extra.
Irrigation revolutionized with 31 projects, solar pumps, free power. New institutions like Kushinagar’s Buddha University and Lucknow’s Seed Park herald future. KCC in minutes, women-led FPOs, AI platforms, and cooperatives forge a resilient agri ecosystem.