Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has approved financial incentives worth ₹56.26 crore for four industrial units to support industrial investment in the Purvanchal, Madhyanchal and Bundelkhand regions.
The decision was taken at the 12th meeting of the Empowered Committee, chaired by Chief Secretary S.P. Goyal, a 1989-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, on Wednesday. The incentives have been approved under the state’s COVID-19 Rapid Investment Promotion Policy, 2020, for specified quarterly periods.
Four Industrial Units Approved for Incentives
The approved proposals cover four companies operating in different districts of Uttar Pradesh:
- JK Cement Limited: The company’s unit in Hamirpur has been approved for ₹10.11 crore for the January–March 2026 quarter.
- Britannia Industries Limited: Its unit in Barabanki has been approved for ₹12.77 crore for three quarters from July 2025 to March 2026.
- Kanodia Cement Private Limited: The company’s unit in Amethi has been approved for ₹7.41 crore for two quarters from October 2025 to March 2026.
- Ankur Udyog Limited: Its unit in Gorakhpur has been approved for ₹25.97 crore for three quarters from October 2025 to June 2026.
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Empowered Committee Reviews Incentive Proposals
The committee meeting was attended by Kamini Ratan Chauhan (IAS: 1997: UP), Principal Secretary, State Tax; Alok Kumar (IAS: 1998: UP), Principal Secretary, Planning; Vijay Kiran Anand (IAS: 2009: UP), Chief Executive Officer of Invest UP; and Dr. Raj Shekhar (IAS: 2004: UP), Secretary, Planning Department, among other officials.
The approvals cover the four industrial units and their respective quarterly incentive periods under the 2020 policy.
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