Uttar Pradesh took another major stride toward industrial self-reliance on Thursday, November 12, 2026, as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath virtually addressed the groundbreaking ceremony of global agricultural and construction equipment giant CNH Industrial’s new tractor manufacturing facility in the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) region. Coming up across a sprawling 100-acre campus in Sector 8D near Jewar in Gautam Buddh Nagar district, the project involves a capital outlay of over ₹1,200 crore and is projected to generate thousands of direct and indirect employment opportunities for local youth. Speaking via video conferencing from Lucknow, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath declared that Uttar Pradesh has decisively replaced mafia rule with the rule of law, creditably attributing the state’s surging appeal among multinational investors to its zero-tolerance policy toward crime and criminals. In a remark that drew immediate attention across political and corporate circles, the Chief Minister stated that the bulldozer has become an unmistakable brand of Uttar Pradesh—inviting CNH Industrial to manufacture bulldozers alongside tractors at its upcoming facility, noting that equipment built in the state would command automatic demand across India and international markets.

From Crime Hotspot to Investment Jewel: Jewar's Industrial Transformation

Highlighting the dramatic turnaround of western Uttar Pradesh over the past decade, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath praised the cooperation of farmers and public representatives in the Jewar region. He recalled that Jewar, once notorious for frequent gunfire and high crime rates, has shed its troubled past to emerge as the true "jewel" of India’s industrial landscape. Anchored by the upcoming Noida International Airport and rapid infrastructure expansion across YEIDA’s 25,000-hectare master-planned zone, the corridor between Greater Noida and Agra is swiftly evolving into a premier manufacturing, logistics, and aviation hub.

According to the Chief Minister, the CNH Industrial plant joins an impressive roster of flagship industrial ecosystems taking shape around Jewar. These include the HCL-Foxconn semiconductor manufacturing facility, an Electronics Manufacturing Cluster, a dedicated Medical Device Park, a Toy Park, an Apparel Park, an MSME Park, a Handicrafts Park, and high-capacity hyperscale data centers. For local communities across Jewar, Dankaur, Rabupura, Greater Noida, and neighboring districts, this concentrated wave of capital expenditure is transforming agrarian villages into thriving centers of modern engineering and supply-chain enterprise.

Uttar Pradesh's Economic Turnaround: From 'Sick' State to Top Three Economy

Reflecting on the broader macroeconomic trajectory of India’s most populous state, Yogi Adityanath drew a sharp contrast between pre-2017 conditions and Uttar Pradesh’s present standing. Prior to 2017, he noted, Uttar Pradesh grappled with widespread youth migration, infrastructural backwardness, and lawlessness. Today, guided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of cooperative federalism, the state has transitioned from a region of unrest into a hub of celebration, stability, and investor confidence. By prioritizing ease of doing business, fearless entrepreneurship, and regulatory transparency, Uttar Pradesh has earned top-achiever recognition nationwide and ranked first in the country in regulatory deregulation.

Once bracketed among India’s economically lagging or "sick" states, Uttar Pradesh has climbed out of the bottom five to stand firmly among the top three state economies in the nation. Now operating as a revenue-surplus state with one of the highest capital expenditure ratios in India, Uttar Pradesh is advancing rapidly toward its ambitious milestone of becoming a $1 trillion economy.

₹50 Lakh Crore in Proposals and 35,000 Factories in Nine-and-a-Half Years

Providing concrete metrics on the state’s industrial expansion, the Chief Minister stated that sustained policy reforms under the double-engine government have attracted investment proposals exceeding ₹50 lakh crore over the past nine-and-a-half years. Out of this massive pipeline, projects valued at ₹15 lakh crore have already been grounded and implemented across various districts, while additional proposals worth ₹7.50 lakh crore are scheduled to enter the groundbreaking phase during the upcoming Investors' Summit.

Industrial breadth across the state has expanded at an equally brisk pace. Yogi Adityanath noted that the number of operational factories in Uttar Pradesh has more than doubled from 14,000 to 35,000, while micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) units have reached the milestone of 10 million (one crore). Simultaneously, the state’s innovation ecosystem has witnessed exponential growth, with registered startups surging from just 120 to more than 25,000 across Lucknow, Noida, Kanpur, Varanasi, and Prayagraj.

Boosting Farm Mechanization and Creating an Industry-Ready Youth Workforce

Addressing the strategic value of CNH Industrial’s ₹1,200 crore investment, the Chief Minister emphasized that Uttar Pradesh represents a vital pillar of Indian agriculture, accounting for 18.5 percent of the entire national tractor market. Establishing a modern 100-acre manufacturing complex within the state will accelerate agricultural mechanization, lower logistics costs for farmers, and stimulate hundreds of ancillary auto-component suppliers across northern India. Assuring CNH leadership of seamless administrative facilitation, Yogi reaffirmed that the state government will extend every possible policy support to ensure timely commissioning.

To ensure that local young men and women capture the highest-value roles generated by global manufacturers, the state government is aligning its vast demographic dividend with targeted technical training. Through active skill-development partnerships with global technology leaders including Tata, Samsung, Microsoft, IBM, Infosys, and HCL, Uttar Pradesh is equipping youth with practical expertise in information technology, semiconductors, cybersecurity, robotics, and modern agritech. The groundbreaking ceremony in YEIDA was attended by Uttar Pradesh Industrial Development Minister Nand Gopal Gupta 'Nandi', Minister of State for Agriculture Sardar Baldev Singh Aulakh, Gautam Buddh Nagar MP Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Rajya Sabha MP Surendra Singh Nagar, MLAs Dhirendra Singh and Tejpal Singh Nagar, MLC Shrichand Sharma, YEIDA CEO Rakesh Kumar Singh, CNH Industrial Chair Lady Suzanne Heywood, and CNH CEO Gerrit Marx, alongside senior state officials and industry executives