Uttar Pradesh is turning into an export state of India as among the 43 Centers of Export Excellence selected by the Central government, 12 are from Uttar Pradesh.
The Central government, while releasing the countrys Policy-2023 recently, declared four more places, including three in Uttar Pradesh Varanasi, Moradabad and Mirzapur as Centres of Export Excellence, which speaks volumes about the development being witnessed in the state. Mirzapur is known for its handmade carpets, Moradabad for carpets and Varanasi for handloom and handicrafts.
The other nine cities of UP, which are already on this list, include Kekhra (for handloom), Malihabad (for Horticulture), Kanpur (for leather products), Agra (for leather products), Firozabad (for bangles-glass items), Saharanpur (for handicrafts), Bhadohi (for carpets) and Noida (for apparel products).
Being included in this list means that these cities will have priority access to the Export Promotion Fund and all these cities will be able to get common service provider benefits for fulfillment of exports under the Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) scheme.
Uttar Pradesh, despite being a landlocked state, has seen a remarkable Growth in its exports in the last six years of the Yogi government going up from Rs 88,967 crore to Rs 1.57 lakh crore. As per the intention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is laying special emphasis on exporting traditional products of Uttar Pradesh along with ensuring Ease of Doing Business in the state. With the establishment of dry Ports and opening of a water route between Varanasi to Haldia, the State Government has opened new doors of possibilities for entrepreneurs investing in UP.
In this context, the government is focusing on taking the exports further from Rs 1.57 lakh crore to Rs 2 lakh crore at the earliest. Various facilities are being provided to investors as well as to entrepreneurs from the state.
The government has also introduced 25 sectoral policies to boost industrial growth in diverse sectors. A framework is being prepared to implement Investment proposals worth Rs 35 lakh crore received through the Global Investors Summit (UP GIS-2023).
The Yogi government has introduced the concept of dry ports through the UP Warehousing and Logistics Policy-2022 to facilitate transportation of export cargo to sea ports and many entrepreneurs are investing in it.
As Uttar Pradesh is a landlocked state with various export clusters, emphasis is being laid on development of dry ports in the state. An inland port is made under dry ports, where the customs formalities between the exporter and the importer are completed. After this the containers are sent to the port
The dry ports operating currently are Moradabad Rail Linked Joint Domestic and Exim Terminal, Rail Linked Private Freight Terminal and Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Kanpur, and ICD at Dadri Terminal.