Uttar Pradesh has received foreign investment intents worth over ₹17,000 crore from various companies during the COVID-19 pandemic, government officials said on Thursday.
Overall, the state got 96 investment intents, including proposals from domestic as well as foreign entities, since April 2020 worth around ₹66,000 crore, they said.
UP Industries Minister Satish Mahana said the foreign investors include some big-ticket projects from countries like the US, the UK, South Korea, Japan, France and Germany.
The Cabinet minister, while speaking to a group of journalists, credited the BJP government's “pro-industry" policies for helping the state reach the second rank in the country in terms of ease of doing business.