Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh State Transformation Commission (STC) has constituted an Advisory Council of global and national experts to guide the state’s push towards a USD 1 trillion economy and the goal of Viksit UP by 2047.
The council will be chaired by Parameswaran Iyer, former CEO of NITI Aayog and a former World Bank executive director. STC CEO Manoj Kumar Singh has been named vice chairperson. STC additional CEO Akshat Verma will serve as member secretary. Members include Samsung Southwest Asia president JB Park, World Bank chief economist Indermit Gill, UPL chairperson Jai Shriff, geneticist and Padma Shri awardee Dr Ashok Kumar Singh, HCL CEO C Vijayakumar, Gates Foundation India Country Director Archna Vyas, Dr Arunabha Ghosh, former CEEW chief and COP30 Special Envoy, Dr Soumya Swaminathan of the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Tornos founder Prateek Hira, FedEx Express India’s Suvendu Choudhury, and USISPF president Dr Mukesh Aghi. Under investment promotion and industrial development, it will recommend measures to attract domestic and foreign investment, improve Uttar Pradesh’s competitiveness, and identify opportunities in new sectors while strengthening existing industrial ecosystems. The mandate also covers infrastructure, logistics and connectivity, emerging technologies and innovation for governance, sectoral roadmaps, human capital strengthening, innovative financing mechanisms, and partnerships with banks, universities, international think tanks and other institutions. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Lucknow | Silver Rate in Lucknow | Bank Holidays in Lucknow | Public Holidays in Lucknow | Lucknow AQI | Weather in Lucknow | Petrol Price in Lucknow | Diesel Price in Lucknow | CNG Price in Lucknow | LPG Price in Lucknow