Lucknow, July 8 -- Uttar Pradesh Excise Minister Nitin Agrawal on Tuesday said that the state's Excise Department will host its first-ever Investors Summit in Lucknow on Wednesday.

He added that the UP Excise Department has invited investors from nearly all parts of the country and members of the international community.

The one-day summit aims to bolster investment in the excise sector as part of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's vision to make Uttar Pradesh a one-trillion-dollar economy.

Agrawal said that investors who have already signed or are scheduled to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) have been classified into three categories.

The summit will also feature presentations on the state's investment policies and the signing...