The government of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has pledged to turn western and central Uttar Pradesh into a hub for the auto and electric vehicle sectors as well as their supporting components in order to increase the state’s economy to USD 1 trillion.
The demand for electric vehicles in the auto business is rising swiftly, thus CM Yogi Adityanath told the officials at a high-level meeting that the auto and electric vehicle industries in western and central UP already have enough of resources and just need to be encouraged to grow. As a result, this industry will also have a lot of work opportunities.
According to a survey, the Growth State Value Addition (GSVA) of UP in the car industry was 1.5 billion dollars in 2019 and can reach five billion dollars during the next five years. An official announcement claims that 9000–10,000 acres of land will be required in western and central UP for the development of the sector, and the Yogi government will spend 19–20 billion dollars on it. The UK, USA, Australia, and South Asia will all receive car parts made in this country for use in electric vehicles at the same time. In fact, there is a high need for batteries for two- and three-wheeled electric vehicles.
Both huge companies and MSMEs (Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) play a key role in the auto sector and are already well-established in adequate numbers in western and central UP, according to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who made the statement during the meeting.
Additionally, the expressway is accessible for the export of this industry’s equipment. The Easton Dedicated Freight Corridor can also be simply built here and connected to the expressway in order to encourage exports. According to a statement, the Yogi government chose Agra, Shahjahanpur, Aligarh, Prayagraj, Saharanpur, and Etawah to support MSME development while Gautam Budh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Lucknow, Hapur, Kanpur Nagar, and Meerut were chosen for the development of large businesses to support the auto industry.
There are already enough resources available to develop western UP into an original equipment manufacturing belt and build a trillion-dollar economy for the region. The most significant metal sector for the car industry and other allied industries, on the other hand, is well suited to central Uttar Pradesh. The MSME industry already exists for these sectors; it just has to be given a larger form.
In order to develop the auto zone and automotive industry in western UP, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated at the meeting that emphasis must be given to ancillary and downstream sectors related to the automotive sector. Green zones will need to be established for the glass, mechanical, plastic, metal, and ancillary sectors of electric car original equipment manufacturers in order to achieve this.
The CM also stated that the state’s EV charging network has to be increased. The focus of the electric vehicle industry is on product development, research, and EV charging. This involves a significant amount of battery, battery chemical, cell manufacture, fuel, and welding. In such a situation, technicians for casting, welding equipment, electric car assembly, and heat treatment will be most needed. The announcement stated that these positions would have the most employment opportunities.
According to the study research, 60,000 to 70,000 people found employment in this industry in 2017, but due to its expansion, 90,000 to 1.10 lakh job openings will be available annually over the course of the next five years. The UK, USA, Australia, and South Asia will receive two- and three-wheeler electric vehicles built in Central and Western UP, according to CM Yogi Adityanath . For the supply of EVs and EV parts, these nations are best.
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