The data—shared with ThePrint—show that UP’s export growth has been increasing over the last five years even as there was a slight decline in 2023-24. Consider this: It rose from Rs 1.57 lakh crore in 2021-22 to Rs 2.01 lakh crore in 2025-26, an overall growth of nearly 28 percent during the period.
Some of the factors attributed to the growth include expanding electronics manufacturing in the National Capital Region (NCR), strengthening MSME clusters, improved connectivity through expressways and growing global demand for products ranging from electronics and machinery to carpets, leather goods and processed food products.“The state government has been aggressively promoting manufacturing, export-oriented industries, logistics infrastructure and the One District One Product (ODOP) programme. Uttar Pradesh now contributes 5.2 percent of India’s total exports, which stood at Rs 39.04 lakh crore during the same period,” a senior official at the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) told ThePrint.The government’s focus on electronics manufacturing, MSMEs under ODOP helps in increasing the exports, the official added.
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