Lucknow, Feb. 4 -- Ahead of the Global Investors' Summit-2023 (UPGIS-2023), Uttar Pradesh has received investment proposals worth Rs 21 lakh crore.

Following investment-friendly environment that had been created in the state, Uttar Pradesh has successfully achieved its target mark of Rs 17.3 lakh crore, the government informed on Friday.

UPGIS-2023 is scheduled in Lucknow from February 10-12, 2023.

According to a press release, the manufacturing sector with close to 56 per cent of the total investment proposals stands first.

"Various domestic and foreign companies are planning to expand or set up their businesses in Uttar Pradesh, keeping in view the 'ease of doing business' as well as the 'ease of starting business' in the state," it...