The Uttar Pradesh state government in India is planning to set up industrial parks for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) in six of its most industrialised districts, including Varanasi and Kanpur, and has invited proposals from consultants.

The MSME parks will be set up in Varanasi, Agra, Kanpur, Moradabad, Gorakhpur and Azamgarh. The state has the largest number of MSME units in the country at 14%.

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Objective of the project

The objective is to develop state-of-the-art integrated industrial parks in the vicinity of the existing clusters that fulfill requirement in areas of technology enhancement and physical infrastructure, provide industrial ecosystem to the existing units of the clusters, increases export, strengthen supply chain, leverage hidden strengths to expand inclusive development agenda and increase employment opportunities.