Amit Shah inaugurates UPITS 2026 in Greater Noida, frames UP as India's development engine
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the fourth edition of the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show in Greater Noida on September 25, 2026. Shah invoked the Make in India anniversary and the legacy of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya while positioning Uttar Pradesh as an emerging engine of India's development and setting a one-trillion-dollar state economy as the next milestone. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath welcomed Shah at the India Expo Centre and Mart venue.
Shah declares India on fast track to Viksit Bharat at UPITS inauguration
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, speaking at the fourth edition of the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show in Greater Noida on September 25, declared that India is on a fast track towards achieving Viksit Bharat, the government's vision of a fully developed nation. He dismissed critics of the development agenda as having a dead mindset. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath welcomed Shah at the India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida for the inauguration. In his address, Shah highlighted the development of the Noida Airport, the expansion of expressways, and improvements in regional connectivity as flagship infrastructure achievements. He said these projects are transforming Uttar Pradesh's industrial landscape and creating conditions for sustained private investment. Shah described the infrastructure push as a direct enabler of UP's emergence as a competitive destination for manufacturing and business. Buyers and delegates from domestic and international markets were present at the trade show as potential partners in the state's industrial development. The event was reported by the New Indian Express on September 25, 2026. [8]
🏢 UPITS fourth edition marks Make in India anniversary and targets one-trillion-dollar UP economy
Amit Shah used the inauguration of the fourth UPITS edition to mark two significant anniversaries. He noted that September 25 is the 12th anniversary of the Make in India announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and described the trade show as one of the key vehicles for advancing that initiative. Shah also observed that the date marks the 110th birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, whom he credited with placing before India a free trade and free agriculture-based economic policy after independence. He said that same philosophical foundation later underpinned India's economic development first under Atal Bihari Vajpayee and then under Modi. Shah described Uttar Pradesh as a fear-free state now emerging as an investment hub and the engine of India's development, a transformation he attributed to the double-engine government. He set a target of building UP's economy into a one-trillion-dollar economy. Looking at the history of UPITS, Shah noted that the first edition introduced the world to UP's transformation, the second expressed intent to invest, the third brought investors to the state, and the fourth edition aims to convert investors into active development partners. In the 2025 UPITS, more than five lakh visitors attended and more than 2,400 MoUs were signed. [9]
Sources: [8] The New Indian Express · [9] 10net.in