Uttar Pradesh's MSME and Industries Department has created around 39 lakh jobs in the past year, according to Cabinet Minister Nand Gopal Gupta (Nandi). As of September 30, Nandi said over 6 lakh MSMEs were registered in UP as on September 30 and collectively they provided jobs to 38,91,062 youths. Apart from this, employment opportunities have been provided to 47,916 people in 269 units in the industries department. The BJP-led Government's response to inquiries from legislators Man Singh Yadav and Ashutosh Sinha. Nandi said over 19,058 MoUs were signed during the Global Investors Summit which translated into investment proposals worth Rs 38.50 lakh crore. He added that the target was to hold a groundbreaking ceremony with investments worth Rs 13 lakh crore. Against this goal, investment proposals worth more than Rs 7 lakh crore have been prepared for the bhoomi pujan.