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Nation UP Investors Summit

NEW COMMITMENTS

NEW RESOLVE

When the world came to a standstill during the COVID
period, India did not. India resolved to move forward and
become self-reliant. This determination resulted in an
unprecedented level of success. During the period, the
country achieved many firsts: for the first time, exports
exceeded Rs 30 lakh crore, and for the first time, $84
billion in foreign direct investment was made. With over
70 thousand registered startups and 100 unicorns, the
country has also emerged as the world's fastest growing
economy and the world's third largest energy consumer.
But now is not the time to pause; rather, to move quickly.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed New India's
resolve on June 3 by laying the foundation for 1406 new
projects worth over 80,000 crore rupees at the first phase
of the Uttar Pradesh Investors Summit in Lucknow.

ttar Pradesh, the country's most
populous state, has a long and glorious TOP TEN TAKEAWAYS FROM PM MODI'S SPEECH:
Ucultural history of its own. The state Only our democratic India has the ability to live up to the
already has the Yamuna Expressway, the world's expectation of a trustworthy partner today. Today,
Purvanchal Expressway, and the Lucknow-Agra the rest of the world recognises India's potential.
Expressway. The Bundelkhand Expressway Everyone's contribution is required for India to develop a
is nearly complete. The Ganga Expressway's strong manufacturing ecosystem as well as a strong and
foundation stone has been laid. At the moment, diverse value and supply chain. On its part, the government
nine airports are operational, with five more is implementing new policies and improving old ones.
under construction. Aside from that, seven We have emphasised a consistent policy, coordination,
additional airports are proposed. Uttar Pradesh and ease of doing business. Thousands of violations and
is home to one of the country's two defence outdated laws have been repealed in the past. All of these
corridors. These are the new developmental efforts are a result of our specific and well-defined policies.
scales for which this state has been striving for One Nation-One Tax, also known as GST, One Nation-One
a long time. While laying the foundation stone Grid, One Nation-One Mobility Card, and One Nation-One
Ration Card.
for 1406 projects worth more than 80 thousand In 2014, our country had only 6 Crore broadband subscribers.
crores at the UP Investors Summit on June Their number has now surpassed 78 crore. 1 GB of data
3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "Uttar used to cost around Rs 200 in 2014. Its price has now
Pradesh has one-fifth of India's population." dropped to Rs 11-12.
That is, the advancement of one person from India is one of the few countries in the world with such low
Uttar Pradesh will benefit every sixth person in data costs. The country had 11 lakh kilometres of optical
India. I believe that UP will accelerate India's fibre in 2014. The total length of optical fibre laid in the
growth story in the 21st century. county has surpassed 28 lakh kilometres

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