Davos, Jan. 19 -- Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna, leading a high-level delegation from the state in the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, said that the state is now "progressive and safe" under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Speaking to ANI in Davos, Switzerland, UP minister Khanna said that Uttar Pradesh's exports have touched a total value of Rs 1,86,000 crores. Hailing the manufacturing sector, he lauded the BrahMos missile produced in Lucknow and asserted that the state is also ready for the growth of the semiconductor sector.

The UP minister said, "In the last eight or nine years, under CM Yogi's regime and PM Modi's guidance, the perception of Uttar Prad...