Parliament Question: Employment through UPGIS

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2487 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03RD AUGUST, 2026 EMPLOYMENT THROUGH UPGIS 2487. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT: Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state: (a) the details of amount invested so far out of the Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) signed during the UP Global Investors Summit (UPGIS); (b) whether the local youth got employment from the said investment; and (c) if so, the number of youth got employment till now and the number of youth targeted to be given employment in the coming time? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE) (a) to (c): As per information received from Government of Uttar Pradesh, the Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit (UPGIS) attracted 19,250 MoUs with proposed investments worth over ₹33.50 lakh crore.Uttar Pradesh has also institutionalised investment implementation through a series of Ground Breaking Ceremonies (GBCs), ensuring that investment commitments translate into projects on the ground. Ground Breaking Year Projects Investments Ceremony(GBC) Grounded (₹ Crore) GBC 1.0 2018 81 61,792 GBC 2.0 2019 290 67,202 GBC 3.0 2022 1,406 80,224 GBC 4.0 14,701 1,001,056 2024 Total 16,478 1,210,274 The employment figures reported in the MoUs signed and projects grounded are indicative in nature and based on the preliminary estimates provided by the respective investors. However, according to data under the Factories Act, the number of registered factories in Uttar Pradesh increased from 15,010 in FY 2017-18 to 32,035 in FY 2025-26, while the number of workers employed rose from 21,93,239 in FY 2017-18 to 37,35,581 in FY2025-26. This represents a growth of approximately 74.88% in employment over the period. *****