UP takes lead in rolling out red carpet for Japanese firms: Senior minister

Uttar Pradesh on Thursday took the lead in attracting USD 2.2 billion fund created by Japan for its industries willing to move out of China, for which the state government is undertaking various labour and sectoral reforms, a senior minister said.

"Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has a strong desire that more and more investments should come to the state so that people get additional employment opportunities," UP MSME and Export Promotion minister Sidharth Nath Singh said.

Singh was interacting with Japanese Ambassador to India Satoshi Suzuki through video conferencing.

During the interaction, Suzuki evinced keen interest in sectors like electronics, food processing, industrial parks, pharmaceutical, medical equipment and automobile.

Singh said a Japanese help desk will be set up in the state to assist entrepreneurs from that country.

He said that UP has a vast land bank and was rich in skilled human resources to facilitate investment in the state.

Suzuki said the Japanese government ..