Sachin Malik: Uttar Pradesh rapid transformation into one of India most attractive investment destinations drew Strong appreciation from leading corporate financial leaders at a high-level CFO Conclave organised by Invest UP in Lucknow in a hotel on Saturday. The conclave brought together more than 175 CFO and CXO from Prominent companies across the country, many of whom were visiting Lucknow for the first time.
Addressing the conclave, Deepak Kumar Infrastructure & Industrial Development Commissioner (IIDC) Government of Uttar Pradesh, spoke on the theme “Fiscal Discipline, Faster Growth: What Corporate Finance Can Learn from State Balance Sheets.” He noted Uttar Pradesh emergence as a revenue-surplus State, highlighting its expanding infrastructure, investor-friendly ecosystem and bold reforms driving industrial growth. Investors Praised the government effective Policy delivery and support. The discussion emphasized over 34 sectoral Policies, emerging opportunities and the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath vision to Strengthen education and the Skilled talent Base.
IIDC Kumar Also Shared that nearly 90 Percent of the CFO attending were visiting Lucknow for the first time, while several others had returned after more than a decade. Many delegates expressed surprise at the scale of transformation across infrastructure, connectivity, urban development and the industry-friendly environment, which has Significantly reshaped Perceptions of Uttar Pradesh.
Alok Kumar Principal Secretary, Planning & Programme Implementation and IT & Electronics and Nodal Officer for the One Trillion Dollar Economy initiative, outlined Uttar Pradesh roadmap to becoming a trillion-dollar economy. He emphasized the State focus on large-scale growth, investment mobilization across sectors, innovation and emerging opportunities such as the Proposed Lucknow AI City.
Welcoming the delegates, Vijay Kiran Anand CEO Invest UP highlighted why Uttar Pradesh is emerging as a Preferred destination for domestic and global investors. He Presented the State Progressive Policy framework, including the Uttar Pradesh GCC Policy 2024, the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Investment & Employment Promotion Policy 2022 and the UP FDI/FCI/Fortune Global & India 500 Companies’ Investment Promotion Policy 2023. He also underlined the State World-Class industrial infrastructure, expanding expressway and airport network, digital Ecosystem, Skilled workforce and business-friendly Governance Reforms.
Prerna Sharma ACEO Invest UP emphasised bold Ease of Doing Business (EODB) reforms that earned Uttar Pradesh recognition as a Top Achiever under BRAP. Ranked #1 nationally in Deregulation 1.0 by the Cabinet Secretariat in January 2026, the State has simplified approvals, reduced compliance burdens, digitised services and further Strengthened investor Confidence.
