Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an exhibition in Lucknow on Saturday. Photo: PIBLucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched 81 investment projects worth more than ₹ 60,000 crore for Uttar Pradesh at a ground-breaking event in Lucknow. The projects are expected to give a boost to industrialization in the state. These projects have the potential of creating over 2 lakh new jobs, Uttar Pradesh’s minister for industries Satish Mahana said. UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, who led the state in holding the UP Investors Summit in February, said climate was very favourable for industrialists to set up their projects in the state.

Source: Mint July 29, 2018 09:00 UTC