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UP capital + anchor of UP Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC). Growing IT-BPM, pharma, food processing.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | ~3.8M (metro) |
| GSDP contribution (Lucknow region) | ~₹2.5L cr |
| Skilled labour cost | ₹21,000-33,000/month |
| Land cost (industrial) | ₹1,200-3,500/sqm (UPSIDA, UPDIC nodes) |
| Distance to JNPT port | 1,420 km |
| Distance to Kandla port | 1,650 km |
| Nearest airport | Lucknow Chaudhary Charan Singh (LKO) |
| Top employers | HAL Korwa, BEL, Tata Power Defence, Bharat Dynamics, Adani Defence |
Lucknow + Aligarh + Kanpur + Agra + Jhansi + Chitrakoot are 6 nodes. Brahmos JV (DRDO + Russia), HAL Korwa, BEL, Tata Power Defence, Adani Defence, Tata Boeing Aerospace
CG City IT Park, Sushant Golf City, Tech IT Park — TCS, Infosys, HCL, Wipro presence
CDRI (CSIR), CDRC, growing API + formulations cluster, Cadila, Akums presence
Sugar mills (~150 units in UP, top India sugar producer), dairy (Parag), milk products, mango pulp
IIM Lucknow, BBAU, Lucknow University, KGMU, SGPGI medical research, IIS Bhopal proximity
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