LUCKNOW: Gorakhpur, considered backward for decades, has emerged as a preferred destination for investors. In global investors summit 2023, the district attracted Rs 1.71 lakh crore investment---which is 5.93% of the total out of state.
Leading Purvanchal among all the 75 districts of the state in terms of raising investment, Gorakhpur overall stood at fourth position. Maximum investment commitment was made to Gautam Budh Nagar with Rs 7.85 lakh crore, followed by Agra with Rs 2.18 lakh crore and state capital Lucknow with Rs 1.96 lakh crore. Industrial districts like Ghaziabad received Rs 1.05 lakh crore worth of proposal, Kanpur Nagar 56,941 crore and Moradabad Rs 22,520 crore investment. While PM's constituency Varanasi district attracted Rs 1.37 lakh crore of investment.
