Over 17,000 factories registered in nine years of Yogi rule, shows data

Uttar Pradesh Government on Tuesday (March 31, 2026) in a statement said that 17,841 factories are registered in the nine years of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) regime, describing it as an Industrial Revolution with more than 16 lakh people gaining employment; the government added it also indicates socio-economic transformation. 

“Over the past nine years, the Yogi Government has established a new identity for Uttar Pradesh in the field of industrial development. As a result of good governance, transparent policies, and visionary leadership under Yogi Government, 17,841 new factories have been registered in the State from April 2017 until now,” reads an official statement. 

The government added that since India’s independence in 1947 until March 2017, nearly 70 years, only 14,178 factories had been registered in the State. At present, the total number of registered factories in the State has reached 32,019. “Yogi Government focused on improving ease of doing business, creating an investor-friendly environment, and ensuring transparent procedures. To attract investors, facilities such as a single-window system, online clearances, land banks, improved law and order, and strong infrastructure were developed. As a result, the confidence of domestic and international investors in Uttar Pradesh has grown,” the statement further added. 

“Currently, 16, 53,179 people are employed in the factories registered after April 2017. Among them, 1,529,907 are men, and 1,23,272 are women. 10,895 factories have been registered in Western Uttar Pradesh, 3,526 in Central Uttar Pradesh, 3,205 in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, and 215 in the Bundelkhand region. These figures indicate that the Yogi Government has promoted industrial growth across all regions while addressing regional imbalance, creating employment opportunities at the local level. These factories have accelerated both industrial development and job creation in the State,” the statement reads. 

The government further informed that 14,412 factories in the State employing up to 100 workers, while 3,213 factories employ 101 to 1,000 workers. Similarly, 118 large factories employ more than 1,000 workers each.