Lucknow, March 2026 – Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the Uttar Pradesh Private Business Park Development Scheme 2025 and the upgraded single-window investment portal Invest Mitra 3.0 at an event at Lok Bhawan on March 24, 2026. Under the scheme, world-class plug-and-play business parks will be developed in the state to accelerate global investment, job creation and industrial development with dedicated spaces for offices of global corporations, Research and Development centres, Global Capability Centres, and operational centres. The policy is aimed at boosting investment by offering ready-to-use infrastructure to global corporations, research institutions and IT companies, developed through private players under a public-private partnership framework. Additionally, a plug-and-play industrial sheds cluster will be developed under the Industrial Corridor Project at 29 locations within the expressway network of the Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority, including development of roads, RCC drains, fire station, underground reservoirs, water supply lines, and electricity at a cabinet-approved cost of ₹245.42 crore.
Addressing the Infrastructure Gap That Has Held UP Back
Officials from the Department of Infrastructure and Industrial Development said the government aims to reduce project delays and enable businesses to begin operations faster by ensuring that essential infrastructure is available in advance. The introduction of the plug-and-play model addresses several challenges faced under the existing system. High land costs, expensive construction, long gestation periods and cash-flow constraints have often delayed projects and discouraged investment, a senior government official noted. By shifting the responsibility of infrastructure creation to private developers and offering ready-built facilities, the new framework seeks to ease these pressures on businesses.
Invest Mitra 3.0, launched simultaneously, is a next-generation single-window portal designed to provide faster, transparent, and investor-friendly approvals and clearances for businesses establishing operations in UP – replacing a system that, despite improvements, remained one of the state’s most cited barriers to investment.
Location and Demand Context
The plug-and-play parks will be developed along UP’s expressway network, Yamuna Expressway, Agra-Lucknow Expressway, Purvanchal Expressway, and Bundelkhand Expressway – giving each park strong logistics and multi-modal connectivity. The GCC-focused components arrive at a moment when India’s overall GCC count is projected to exceed 2,500 units by 2026, with significant government incentives pushing GCC dispersion beyond the traditional Bengaluru-Hyderabad-Pune triangle. UP’s combination of a 240 million-strong consumer base, proximity to Delhi’s corporate ecosystem, and improving infrastructure makes it a credible next-tier GCC destination.
