The term “double-engine sarkar" has been bandied about freely for the past few years. However, Uttar Pradesh is the one state that is delivering on the promise of the double-engine governance model, and the details are in the facts, not rhetoric.

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Centre and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Uttar Pradesh, UP — India’s most populated state — is on the path of transformation. This synergy between development-oriented policies and a proactive, investor-friendly approach has created an unprecedented investment climate that is quickly reshaping India’s most populous state into a global economic powerhouse.

The statistical evidence in this case is compelling. Uttar Pradesh received FDI inflows of Rs 2,762 crore during FY 2023-24, which accelerated to Rs 3,700 crore in FY 2024-25. Even more remarkable is the performance in the current fiscal year, with Rs 5,963 crore already received during April-September 2025 alone.

It is pertinent to mention here that the cumulative FDI inflow over the last twenty-five years for Uttar Pradesh stands at Rs 22,279 crore from 2000-2025. If a substantial chunk of that total inflow has come in 2025, it can only be read as an outcome of deliberate, strategic planning and execution under the double-engine governance........

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