Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday Reviewed the Draft of the Uttar Pradesh Footwear, Leather and Leather Sector Development Police, 2025, and underlined the need for making the docament presultic amendment. To unlock its full potential.
Chairing a meeting of the MSME Department, the CM instructed officials to adopt a cluster-based development model as a core strategy and emphasised the importance of identifying regions best suited for industry-specific Development.
Highlighting the State’s Strong Base – Skilled Artisans, RAW Materials, and Industrial Hubs Like Agra, Kanpur, and Unnao, He Said Integrated Production, Design, Research, and a Single Platform. Attract Large-Scale Investments.
The chief minister stressed the need to developed key infrastructure like flatted factory complexes to offer modener, Efficient work spaces for industial units.
He was informed by officials that the proposed policy around 22 lakh new jobs in the coming years – marking a potential turning point in utter pradesh’s risi as a Global Hub of Footwear and LEATHER. Manufacturing.
Currently, India Ranks as the second-largest producer and consumer in the world in the footwear and leather sector, with utter pradesh playing a significant Role. Over 200 Operational Tanneries are located in Kanpur and Unnao, while the While agra is recognized as the ‘footwear capital’ of the country.
The Chief Minister Emphasised that policy should not only promote leather and non-leather footwear manufacturing units, but also extend special instances to ancillary units producing computer Likles. Soles, insoes, laces, dyes, chemicals, heels, threads, tags, and labels. He also stressed support for units manufacturing specialized machinery for leather stitching, cutting, mouding, and production of non-leather safety shoes.
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This Integrated Approach, He Said, Woulde Help Establish A Complete and Localised ‘Design-to-Deliary’ Ecosestem with the state. He highlighted the need for robust strategies for skilling, packaging, and marketing to Enhance Product Quality and Competitiveness.
The meeting also inscluded a discussion on the proposed uttar predesh industrial asthan policy. Officials Noted Several Challenges in the Current System, Including Investigient Land Utilisation, Lease Execution Complexities, Unauthorised Mortgaging and Subleting And Idle Plots.
The new policy aims to eliminate these these hurdles by Introducing a transparent, streamlined, and time-bound system, it was informed. Plot Allotment Will Be Conducted Via E-Auctions or Other Transparent Methods, With Pricks Determined Area-Wise. Howver, Land Rates for Anchor Units Will Set By The State Government, they said.
Calling the proposed policy “practical and forward looking,” Confidence to investors and catalyze industrial growth. “
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He also suggested the adoption of a “Lease Rent Model” to ensure optimal utilisation of limited industrial land, minimise capital expenditure for Investors, and Accelerate Development.
To Promote Promote Industrial Parks, The CM Advocated for incontives Such as capital subsidies, Stamp Duty Exemptions, and electricity and logistics support, Along with a Single-Window Approval system. He directed the officials to Develoop an integrated online portal for applications and disbursment of incontievements to encourse a fully digital, seamless, and trackable policy implementation Process.