Claiming improvement in Uttar Pradesh's industrial scenario, the state government said that an investment of Rs 458 crore had been made in small-scale sector in the first two months of this fiscal year, providing employment to over 28,000 people.

Small-Scale Industries Minister Chandradev Ram Yadav said that against the target to set up 33,000 small-scale industries in Uttar Pradesh, 5,221 had