The Economic Times

ET Now GBS 2026: By 2030, UP will be among top 2 states in manufacturing & exports'

Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious target of India becoming a $5 trillion economy, UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath is aiming for a $1 trillion economy for the state. Under the leadership of the chief minister, there is clear intent and content to grow faster, Deepak Kumar, additional chief secretary, finance, and commissioner-infrastructure, industrial development and agriculture production, said. UP was contributing 8% to the national economy a decade back. This has gone up to 9%. We have 17% of the population of the country. We want to contribute to the national economy commensurate with our population, Kumar said at the ET Now Global Business Summit.