Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation

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Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation Limited
Agency overview
Formed29 March 1961 (1961-03-29)
Headquarters Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Minister responsible
  • Satish Mahana, Minister of Infrastructure and Industrial Development
Deputy Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • RAJESH KUMAR SINGH, IAS, Managing Director
Parent department Department of Infrastructure and Industrial Development, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Website onlineupsidc.com

Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC), also called a UP State Industrial Development Corporation, is a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) of the Government of Uttar Pradesh, which promotes industries and develops industrial infrastructure in the State. Its industrial areas are equipped with infrastructure facilities likes roads, drains, internal power lines, street lights, etc.

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Corporation has developed 159 Industrial areas (including Uttarakhand) and 23 residential areas encompassing 41948 acres of land with a wide range of infrastructure facilities. [1]

The Corporation comes under the Department of Infrastructure and Industrial Development of the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

History

UPSIDC was incorporated as a company limited by shares on 29 March 1961. Its authorized capital is ₹40 crores and paid-up share capital is ₹24,07,51,000 as of March 2015. [2] It is one of the six infrastructure sector State Public sector enterprises, other five being, Uttar Pradesh State Bridge Corporation Limited (UPSBCL), Uttar Pradesh Project and Tubewell (UPPT), Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC), Uttar Pradesh Rajkiya Nirman Nigam Ltd. (UPRRNL) and Avash Vikas Parishad (Housing Development Corporation).

Functions

Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation is a Public Sector Undertaking of the Government of Uttar Pradesh. It promotes the development of industrial infrastructure in the state of Uttar Pradesh, it has helped in development of industrial areas, and has delivered iconic industrial areas. [3] The objective of UPSIDC is to provide contemporary infrastructure facilities and services to entrepreneurs setting up businesses and factories in the state of Uttar Pradesh. [3]

Corporation has its head office in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh [4] and has 21 regional offices across major cities in the State [5] including one in Lucknow. [6] [7]

The Managing Director is the head of UPSIDC. Shri Rajesh Kumar is the current Managing Director of the Corporation. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to UPSIDC - UPSIDC at a Glance". Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Corporation. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Company master data upto March 31, 2015 : Row 14631". Data of Government. Government of Uttar Pradesh . Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 "About UPSIDC". Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  4. 1 2 "UPSIDC Head Office". Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Regional Office details". Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Pandey, Vishnu (7 July 2008). "UPSIDC to shift head office to Lucknow". Business Standard . Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  7. ↑ Gopalakrishnan, Hema (30 May 2015). "Try Your Luck in Lucknow". The Hindu . ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Trans Ganga hi-tech city". Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Location plan of Tronica city apparel park". Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Location Plan of textile park, Rooma, Kanpur Nagar". Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Centre approves a textile park for Varanasi". The Times of India. 23 November 2011.
  12. ↑ "बनारस में टेक्सटाइल पार्क को मिली मुख्यमंत्री की मंजूरी".
  13. ↑ "Agro Parks". Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "Leather Technology Park, Banther, Kanpur". Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  15. ↑ "EPIP Greater Noida". Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  16. ↑ "Key plan of EPIP Agra". Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  17. ↑ "Location Plan of SEZ Moradabad". Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  18. ↑ "Tronica city, Ghaziabad". Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
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