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INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN UTTAR PRADESH – 2015
PROF. S.V. PATHAK DR. RAJEEV PRABHAKAR
PROFESSOR, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR,
DEPT. OF COMMERCE
D.D.U. GORAKHPUR UNIVERSITY,
GORAKHPUR
DR. SANDEEP KUMAR GUPTA
LECTURER, DEPT. OF COMMERCE
S.L.J.S.D.M.D.C GORAKHPUR
ABSTRACT
For all round development of any state it is necessary that resultant economic and social
benefits of development reach all sections of society. The policy and planning of the state
should be such that there is improvement in the living standard of people across all sections
to enable them to lead a dignified life.
Infrastructure and industrial development is key to the development of state. Like most other
state of India, U.P. also have a largely agriculture based economy. Agriculture provides
employment 70% of the work force of the state and it, contribution to the states G.D.P. is
around 25%.
It is an established principle that for advanced development structure changes in the economy
are required from Agriculture Sector (Primary sector) to Industries sector and thereafter from
Industries to services (Tertiary Sector).
According in the new Policy, special emphasis has been laid on encouraging investment both
in infrastructure and industry.
High end quality infrastructure facilities are absolutely essentials for development of the U.P.
As a result of availability of quality infrastructure, industries get established with less capital
investment a can function without impediments.
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This paper “infrastructure development in Uttar Pradesh 2015” is an attempt to study about
the infrastructure development (like:- Road, Railways, Airports, Power, Telecom, Education,
Health, Industrial Infrastructure)
Keywords – Economic & Social Benefits, Development, Infrastructure, Agriculture.
INTRODUCTION
Uttar Pradesh shares its borders with Nepal on the north; the Indian states of Uttarakhand and
Himachal Pradesh towards the northwest; Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan on the west; Madhya
Pradesh on the south, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand to the southeast and Bihar in the east. The
most commonly spoken language in the state is Hindi. English and Urdu are the other
languages used. Lucknow, Noida, Agra, Ghaziabad, Allahabad, Varanasi, Kanpur, Meerut
and Saharanpur are some of the key cities in the state. The state has three major seasons: hot
weather (March to June), rainy season (July to September) and cold weather (October to
February). Wheat, rice, pulses, oil seeds and potatoes are the major agricultural products.
Sugarcane is the most important cash crop throughout the state.
Parameter Uttar Pradesh All States
Economy 2014-15 2014-15
GSDP as a percentage of all states’ GSDP 7.89 100.0
GSDP growth rate (%) 9.07 7.3
Per capita GSDP (US$) 755 1389.61
Physical infrastructure
Installed power capacity (MW) 15721.8 272502.95
Wireless subscribers (No) 137679487 973347094
Broadband subscribers (No) 3650000 100760000
National Highway length (km) 7863 92851.07
Airports (No) 6 132
Social Indicators
Literacy rate (%) 67.88 73.0
Birth rate (per 1,000 population) 27.2 21.4
Industrial Infrastructure
PPP Projects (No) 30 1409
SEZ (No) 22 347
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OBJECTIVE
The main objective of this paper is:-
1- To study about the infrastructure development in Uttar Pradesh.
2- To identify the various factors influencing to the development.
3- To suggest some suitable measures for the development in infrastructure and
Industries in Uttar Pradesh.
RESEARCH METHDOLOGY:-
The basic aim of this paper to identify the various sectors like infrastructure in
Uttar Pradesh. The study is based on secondary data. The data have been collected from
infrastructure and industrial development policy 2015, Infrastructure and industrial
investment policy Uttar Pradesh 2012, industrial profile of Uttar Pradesh, Indian Brand equity
Foundation, Journal, Newspaper and Official websites.
GSDP of Uttar Pradesh current prices (in US$ billions)
Sources Directorate of Economics & Statistics of Uttar Pradesh, Central Statistics Office
At current prices, the GSDP of Uttar Pradesh was US$ 161.1 billion in 2014-
15. The GSDP grew at a CAGR of 10.7 per cent from 2004-05 to 2014-15.
58.2 66.4
74.5
95.1 96.4 110.4
131.6 146.2 144 147.7
161.1
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
CAGR 10.7%
CAGR 10.7%
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GSDP per capita of Uttar Pradesh current prices (in US$)
Sources Directorate of Economics & Statistics of Uttar Pradesh, Central Statistics Office
The state’s per capita GSDP in 2014-15 was US$ 755 compared with US$
326.3 in 2004-05. Per capita GSDP increased at a CAGR of 8.8 per cent between 2004-05
and 2014-15.
326 365
402
504 501 564
660 721 698 704
755
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
CAGR 8.8%
CAGR 8.8%
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PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF GSDP
Sources Directorate of Economics & Statistics of Uttar Pradesh, Central Statistics Office
In 2014-15, the tertiary sector contributed 56.6 per cent to Uttar Pradesh
GSDP at current prices, followed by the primary sector (22.2 per cent) and secondary sector
(21.2 per cent). There has been a shift in the sectoral contribution from secondary to the
primary and tertiary sector. The overall performance of the economy of the state during 2014-
15 was encouraging. The tertiary sector grew the fastest among the three sectors from 2004-
05 to 2014-15 (12.7 per cent CAGR). The growth was driven by trade, hotels, real estate,
finance, insurance, transport, communications and other services. The primary sector
expanded at a CAGR of 7.3 per cent between 2004-05 and 2014-15. The growth was driven
by agriculture and forestry. The secondary sector expanded at a CAGR of 10.2 per cent
between 2004-05 and 2014-15. This was driven by manufacturing, construction, and
electricity, gas & water supply.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2004-05 2014-15
30.8 22.2
22.2
21.2
47 56.6
Tertiary
Secondary
Primary
12.7
%
10.2
%
7.3%
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UTTAR PRADESH EXPORT TRENDS
Handicraft exports (US$ million)
IT exports (US$ billions)
Sources Uttar Pradesh-New Vistas for Growth and Partnership, News Articles, Assuming an
exchange rate of INR 60.28/US$
As of 2013-14, Uttar Pradesh accounted for about 44% of the country's total
exports of handicrafts. The export value is projected to increase in future owing to rising
efforts of the state government, export promotion agencies and young entrepreneurs. During
2012-13, Uttar Pradesh accounted for 73 per cent share in the exports of IT and electronics
10.17
10.42
10.78
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
1.42 1.78 1.71
2.31 2
2.8
3.87
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
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products of North India. The exports for these products from the state were valued as US$ 3.9
billion. As of 2013-14, the state contributed about 60% of the meat exports from India.
ROADS
Road type Road Length (km) as on
2011-12
Road Length (km) as on
2014-15
National highways 6681 7863
State highways 7957 8437
Other District roads &
Village
329215 373961
Total 351160 390256
The state is well-connected to its nine neighboring states and other parts of
India through 48 national highways. The length of national highways running through the
state accounts for about 8.5 per cent of the total National Highway (NH) length in India. Uttar
Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) was established in 1972 to provide an
economical, reliable and comfortable transport in the state of Uttar Pradesh with connecting
services to adjoining states. Yamuna Expressway has six lanes and is 165-km long with
controlled-access which connects Greater Noida with Agra. In the 2015-16 budget, state
government announced plans to invest US$ 497.5 million for the construction of the
Lucknow-Agra expressway. In order to expand the metro network in Ghaziabad, the state
government has sanctioned US$ 304.91 million in the 2015-16 budgets.
RAILWAY
Uttar Pradesh has the biggest railway network in the country with a railway
density of 40 km which is double the rail density of the India (20 km) per 1,000 sq km of
area^. By the end of 2014-15, the state had the world's largest railway network containing
115,000 km of tracks over a route of 65,000 km with 7,500 railway stations. Agriculture,
cement, fertilizers, coal and manufacturing are the major sectors and industries served by the
railways. Various parts of the state are catered to by five of the 17 railway zones in India.
These are Northern Railways, North Eastern Railways, East Central Railways, North Central
Railways and West Central Railways, the Northern and North Eastern Railways have
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Lucknow as their main junction. Intra-state rail network is well developed, connecting the
towns and the district headquarters of Uttar Pradesh. The Delhi Metro Rail links Noida and
Ghaziabad with Delhi. A metro rail project connecting Agra, Kanpur and Varanasi is in
progress under Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) to which an additional US$ 70.8
million was allocated in the budget for 2014-15.
AIRPORTS
The state has six domestic airports, located at Agra, Allahabad, Gorakhpur,
Kanpur, Lucknow and Varanasi. International flights operate from Chaudhary Charan Singh
International Airport, Lucknow, and Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport, Varanasi. The passenger
traffic of Varanasi airport has increased from 826,282 in 2013-14 to 1,019,973 in 2014-15.
For the same period, aircraft movement has increased from 8,040 to 8,801. The passenger
traffic of Lucknow airport has increased from 2,312,291 in 2013-14 to 2,541,241 in 2014-15.
For the same period, aircraft movement has increased from 19,682 to 19,749. Cargo handled
by the Varanasi and Lucknow airports reached 662 tons and 4,860 tons respectively in 2014-
15.
POWER
Installed power capacity (MW)
Source: Central Electricity Authority Department of Infrastructure and Industrial
Development, As of June 2015
9246.7 9983.7 10457.6
13053.9 14079.3 14375.1
15721.8
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
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The installed power generation capacity in the state increased to 15,721.8 MW
in 2014-15* from 9,246.7 MW in 2008-09. The state is in the process of implementing and
testing the public–private partnership model in the power sector with an input-based
franchisee system. Multiple power projects are being proposed in the state so as to enable
effective utilization in the state. Dopaha (3x660MW) in the Sonebhadra district and
Jawaharpur (2x660MW) in the Etah district are the key considerations for the projects and
other thermal projects under construction are Bara, Karchana and Yamuna Expressway
Power Projects. There are 10 hydro power generation plans being taken on at different places
in Uttar Pradesh. As of 2014, a thermal power project of 2x250MW capacity has been
proposed to set up at Gonda with an investment of US$ 500 million which is anticipated to be
commissioned by end of 2016.Out of Sasan ultra mega power project’s 3,960 MW, 12.5 per
cent has been installed in Uttar Pradesh till 2015. As per Budget 2015-16, the electricity
generation capacity is aimed to be increased by 2,100 megawatt.
TELECOM
Telecom 2011-12 2014-15
Wireless connections 118373284 137679487
Wire-line connections 2269747 970365
Post Office - 17667
Telephone exchanges - 2451
Broadband subscribers 14980000 3650000
The Uttar Pradesh circle has good telecom infrastructure, with all the major
players providing services in the state. According to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
(TRAI), Uttar Pradesh has nearly 137.67 million wireless subscribers and 0.97 million wire-
line subscribers, with a tele-density of 59.3 per cent as of May 2015. The state has a huge
postal circle (17,667 post offices) divided into six regions: Allahabad, Agra, Bareilly,
Gorakhpur, Kanpur and Lucknow. Uttar Pradesh had 2,451 telephone exchanges as of May
2015. IT major Samsung India is in a process of plant expansion and planned to spend US$
96.0 million towards the expansion of its manufacturing unit in Noida.
SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES
Sector-wise break up of approved SEZs in Uttar Pradesh
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Source: Source: Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Department of Commerce
The state government has sanctioned 22 SEZs in the state to accommodate
various sectors such as IT/ITES, textiles, handicrafts, and nonconventional energy. IT/ITES
has the maximum share of approved SEZs in the state which accounts for 73 per cent of the
22 SEZs, followed by electronic products contributing 18 per cent. Tier–II cities are attractive
destinations for the IT/ITES industry and Uttar Pradesh can tap the potential of its cities such
as Lucknow that are in proximity to Noida and NCR.
EDUCATION
2010 2014-15
University 30 53
College 2789 4345
Primary School 107135 145976
Senior School 44375 67876
Polytechnic 140 168
Medical College 21 27
Literacy Rate In 2011-2012 56.40% 67.68%
The state has 53 universities out of which 23 are state universities, 10 are
deemed universities, 4 central universities, and 16 private universities. In 2014-15, there were
4,345 colleges in the state. Numerous universities in the state have excellent departments of
engineering. The Banaras Hindu University at Banaras, founded in 1916, is one of the oldest
universities in the country. The state has a good presence of private players in the education
73%
9%
18%
IT/ITES
Electronic Products
Others
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sector. In the budget for 2015-16, the state government allocated US$ 811.54 million for
scholarship and fee reimbursement for all categories of students.
According to the provisional data of Census 2011, Uttar Pradesh has a literacy
rate of 69.7 per cent; the male literacy rate is 77.28 per cent and the female literacy rate is
51.36 per cent and in 2014-2015 is 67.68%.
HEALTH
2010 2014-15
Life Expectancy (2002-06) 60
years
(2002-06) 64.20 years
Infant mortality rate 67 per thousand 50 per thousand
Medical College 21 27
Govt. Hospital - 861
Primary PHC 2869 3498
Sub-Centre 20631 20531
Community Health Centre 823 515
Unani Hospital 251 198
Ayurvedic Hospital 2116 1587
Source: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, As on January 2014
The state has a three-tier public healthcare infrastructure, comprising primary
health centers (PHCs), health units, community health centers (CHCs) and sub-centers. As on
May 2015, the state had 20,521 sub-centers, 3,498 PHCs, 515 CHCs, 155 district hospitals
and 149 mobile medical units (MMU) to provide a range of preventive and curative
healthcare services. The state government allocated US$ 968 billion in 2014–15 for family
welfare schemes A leading European research & consultancy company, Ecorse, signed a
contract for a World Bank funded project for providing technical assistance to the Uttar
Pradesh Health Systems Strengthening Project (UPHSSP).
INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Uttar Pradesh, a state with an access to a robust industrial infrastructure, has
15 industrial areas, 12 specialized parks, four growth centers and Industrial Infrastructure
Development Centers (IIDC). As of March 2015, the state had 18 notified Special Economic
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Zones (SEZs). Out of the notified SEZs, 18 are for IT/ITES sector. The state has proposed 40
IT/ITES parks (apart from IT SEZs), two biotech zones and a knowledge park. The
development of integrated agro/food processing zones has been proposed at Hapur, about 54
km from Delhi. Various Integrated logistics hubs (free-trade warehousing zones) have been
expected to be developed in collaboration amidst Mitsui (Japan), Mineral and Mining
Trading Corporation and IL&FS, Under central government scheme, various integrated
industrial development centers have been developed so as to boost the development of micro
small and medium industries at Etah, Banthar (Unnao), Kosi Kotwan (Mathura), Kursi Road
(Barabanki) and various other places. The Greater Noida Phase-II has 19.0 per cent land
reserved for industrial use an IT City is proposed to be built on government land of around
100 acres at Ganjaria farms on Sultanpur Road in Lucknow. As of March 2015, the project is
in construction phase and expected to be functional by November 2015. With a 57 per cent
share in the total length of 1,839 km, the state is the major beneficiary of the Eastern
Dedicated Freight Corridor project. The Infrastructure & Industrial Investment Policy was
launched by the state government to boost industrial infrastructure in the state.
AMRUT SMART CITY
Kanpur, Lucknow, Allahabad, Jhansi, Faizabad and Varanasi are the city’s
proposed to be developed as smart cities as per the Union Cabinet. Uttar Pradesh has been
given the maximum share of 13 out of the 100 Smart cities under the Smart Cities Mission
launched by central government. 54 cities in the state have been identified under AMRUT.
CONCLUSION & SUGGESATION:-
Uttar Pradesh plays a vital role in the development of the infrastructure and
industrial development. But some part of the eastern Uttar Pradesh ignore from the
development. So, the eastern part of U.P. is less developed in the comparison of western
Uttar Pradesh.
1- To Provide basis amenities to economically and socially backward section of Uttar
Pradesh (like :- health, food, employment, education)
2- To provide housing to the Urban & Rural poor and carry out slum redevelopment.
3- To connect to the rural areas from the developing road and main road.
4- For Increase in the farm productivity, govt. should be provide to the farmer all the
seeds, urea’s and equipments at the subsidies rate.
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5- To promote tourism at various place with, related products of cities like Varanasi –
Banarasi Sari, Silk, Bhodohi- Carpet.
6- To Promote PPP project in less developed part of Uttar Pradesh power are the major
problems for the development in the infrastructure / industries in Uttar Pradesh so, to
invite to private players to invest in the energy sector and ensure uninterrupted power
supply.
7- For the up-gradation of production & supply, provide skill courses at the level of
Central & State government and provide employment oriented training in vocational
skills.
So, Uttar Pradesh is one of the most developed state in India U.P. is a frontrunner
among Indian state in terms of the number of MSME enterprises in the year 2013-
2014. There were around 44.04 Lack MSME enterprises in the state, generating Job
opportunities for 92.4% lakh people.
Uttar Pradesh is the largest wheat producer in India accounting for 29.8 Millions tones
of production in 2013-14.
The state stands second, third and fourth in the number of IT IS/ITCS,
business schools and engineering colleges, respectively.
The state is home to the largest consumer base in the country around 198
million people. The steady increase per capital income is giving rise to one of the biggest
markets for the industrial houses.
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