World Bank Group2014-10-092014-10-092014-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20408Uttar Pradesh (UP) is one of the most densely populated states in India with high rates of poverty. The state is a major contributor to the agricultural staples of the country and, at present, a large percentage of the state s labor force is engaged in low-productivity agricultural activities with the agricultural sector employing 60 percent of all formal workers at the state level. The purpose of this report is to present a range of options for regional development in UP by leveraging spatial development patterns along the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC). The report reflects the Government of India (GoI)-World Bank s India country partnership strategy that promotes balanced regional growth. The report focuses on identifying potential sub regions for logistic hubs and industrial development in the UP districts and develops an economic potential index (EPI) to assess the likely impacts of investments. Using this methodology, four sub-regions have been identified for economic development, namely: (i) Auraiya-Kanpur; (ii) Ghaziabad-Gautam Buddha Nagar; (iii) Aligarh-Hathras-Firozabad-Agra; and (iv) Allahabad-Varanasi. This report is part of a three-phase examination of potential economic development along the EDFC. The report presents the results of economic modeling to determine the best locations in the state to concentrate logistics hubs, industrial estates, and infrastructure investments. The modeling approach assesses six characteristics in each district associated with variations in economic productivity, namely: (i) market accessibility; (ii) industrial diversity; (iii) commodity flow; (iv) per capita industrial investment; (v) agricultural specialization; and (vi) poor social conditions. The report has eight sections, namely: section one is introduction; section two gives overview of UP; section three presents UP s economy and infrastructure: a synopsis; section four gives UP s district economies and economic potential index: key factors; section five presents criteria for locating logistics and industrial hubs within promising sub-regions in UP; section six focuses on moving towards implementation; section seven gives conclusion; and section eight presents annexes.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESSIBILITYAGGLOMERATION ECONOMIESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL USESAGRICULTUREAIRAIR QUALITYANALYTICAL METHODSBEST PRACTICEBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONSBUSINESS CLIMATEBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESSESBUYERSCAPABILITIESCAPITAL INVESTMENTCERTIFICATESCOALCOMMERCECOMMODITYCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVENESSCONGESTIONCONNECTIVITYCURRENT PRICESCUSTOMSDECISION MAKINGDEMOGRAPHIC GROWTHDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEDEVELOPMENT POLICIESDEVELOPMENT POLICYDEVELOPMENT PROJECTSDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIESDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYDRIVERSDRIVINGECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC DIVERSITYECONOMIC EXPANSIONECONOMIC GEOGRAPHYECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC PERFORMANCEECONOMIC SECTORSECONOMIC STRUCTUREECONOMIC STRUCTURESECONOMICSECONOMIES OF SCALEEMPLOYMENTENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONEQUIPMENTEXPORT MARKETSEXPORTSEXPRESSWAYSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFLOOR AREAFLOOR AREA RATIOFLOW OF GOODSFREIGHTGDPGDP PER CAPITAGEOGRAPHICAL AREASGOOD TRANSPORTGOVERNMENT POLICIESGRAPHICSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROWTH POTENTIALGROWTH RATEHIGHWAYHIGHWAYSHUMAN CAPITALIDIMPLEMENTATION PLANIMPLEMENTATION PROCESSIMPLEMENTATION STRATEGYINDUSTRIAL BASEINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTINDUSTRIAL STRUCTUREINDUSTRIALIZATIONINFORMATION SHARINGINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINFRASTRUCTURE PLANNINGINTERNATIONAL TRADELABOR FORCELABOR PRODUCTIVITYLAND LOCATIONLAND PRODUCTIVITYLAND RESOURCESLAND SPECULATIONLARGE CITIESLAWSLICENSESLIVING CONDITIONSLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCALIZATIONMANUFACTURINGMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIESMARKET ACCESSMARKET POTENTIALMARKET PRICESMATERIALMEDIUM ENTERPRISESMETALSMIGRATIONMOBILITYNOISEOPERATING ENVIRONMENTPASSENGER SERVICESPER CAPITA INCOMEPOLICY DECISIONSPOLICY INSTRUMENTSPOLLUTION CONTROLPOPULATION GROWTHPREFERENTIAL TREATMENTSPRIVATE INVESTMENTSPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSPRIVATE SECTORPROCUREMENTPRODUCERSPROJECT MANAGEMENTPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONQUERIESR&DRAILRAIL ACCESSRAIL CORRIDORSRAIL LINESRAIL LINKSRAIL NETWORKSRAIL SECTORRAIL SERVICESRAIL TRANSPORTATIONRAILWAYRAILWAY LINERAILWAY LINESRAILWAY NETWORKRAILWAYSREGIONAL NETWORKREGIONAL RAIL NETWORKREGIONAL TRANSPORTATIONRELIABILITYRESETTLEMENTRESULTRESULTSREVENUE SOURCESROADROAD CONGESTIONROAD INFRASTRUCTUREROAD SECTORROADSROUTEROUTESSITESSPATIAL PATTERNSSUBSIDIARYSUPPLY CHAINSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTAXTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETRAFFICTRAINSTRANSACTIONTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT NETWORKTRANSPORT POLICYTRANSPORT SYSTEMSTRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORTATION NETWORKTRANSPORTATION NETWORKSTRAVEL TIMEURBAN DEVELOPMENTURBAN GROWTHURBANIZATIONUSERSVALUE CHAINVEHICLEVEHICLESVERTICAL INTEGRATIONWATER POLLUTION10.1596/20408