UP govt pushes industrial land reforms, targets faster allotment for mega investments

UP CM Yogi Adityanath

The Uttar Pradesh government has directed all Industrial Development Authorities (IDAs) to fast-track land allotment in a bid to clear hurdles for large-scale investments and accelerate industrial growth in the state.

At a meeting held in Greater Noida on Friday, chaired by Additional Chief Secretary (Infrastructure & Industrial Development) Alok Kumar, officials from UPSIDA, NOIDA, GNIDA, YEIDA, UPEIDA, GIDA, BIDA (Jhansi) and SIDA (Jaunpur) reviewed land availability and pending proposals.

According to officials, more than 132 investment projects worth over Rs 1.68 lakh crore — each above Rs 100 crore — are awaiting resolution of land-related issues. The projects span electronics, solar manufacturing, logistics, food processing, warehousing, cement and data centres.

The state has surveyed over 33,000 industrial plots across IDAs, of which about 25 per cent remain vacant. Authorities have been asked to operationalise these units and update the land bank, estimated at over 25,000 acres, on a monthly basis.

The government is also working on a unified land allotment policy and standardised building bye-laws to streamline processes across industrial authorities.

Officials said IDAs have been instructed to prioritise facilitation of investment proposals worth over Rs 100 crore within 15 days.