Vikas Yatra: the change, in figures

Figures, not slogans. Each number below comes from a government source, linked under it.

Ganga Dwar, Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham, Varanasi

India: before and after 2014

Roads, airports, healthcare and banking for the poor, ten years apart.

1.6× more
National highways
Now (March 2025)
1,46,204 km
Now
Then
Then (2013-14): 91,287 km
Source: PIB: 11 years of transforming infrastructure (June 2025)
2.2× more
Operational airports
Now (March 2025)
160
Now
Then
Then (2014): 74
Includes water aerodromes and heliports.
Source: PIB: 11 years of transforming infrastructure (June 2025)
4.1× more
Metro rail network
Now (May 2025)
1,013 km
Now
Then
Then (2014): 248 km
Source: PIB: 11 years of transforming infrastructure (June 2025)
2× more
Medical colleges
Now (2024)
780
Now
Then
Then (2014): 387
Source: Ministry of Health in Parliament, via IANS (December 2024)
2.3× more
MBBS seats
Now (2024)
1,18,137
Now
Then
Then (2014): 51,348
Source: Ministry of Health in Parliament, via IANS (December 2024)
8.7× more
Railway lines electrified
Now (in 2014-25)
45,000+ route km
Now
Then
Then (in 2004-14): 5,188 route km
Source: PIB: 11 years of transforming infrastructure (June 2025)
Jan Dhan bank accounts
since launch (August 2025)
56.16 crore
Launched in August 2014. Deposits: ₹2.67 lakh crore.
Source: PIB: 11 years of PM Jan Dhan Yojana (August 2025)
Free LPG connections (Ujjwala)
since launch (1 March 2025)
10.33 crore
Launched in Ballia, UP, in May 2016.
Source: PIB: PM Ujjwala Yojana, nine years (April 2025)
People out of multidimensional poverty
since launch (2013-14 to 2022-23)
24.82 crore
Source: NITI Aayog discussion paper on multidimensional poverty, reported by PTI (January 2024)

The state’s economy has more than doubled, and expressways and investment have changed what UP is known for.

2.3× more
Size of the state economy (GSDP)
Now (2024-25)
30.25 lakh crore ₹
Now
Then
Then (2016-17): 13.3 lakh crore ₹
About 10.8% growth every year.
Source: Uttar Pradesh Economic Survey 2025-26
Expressways planned and built
since launch (2025-26)
22
7 already in use, 3 under construction. Includes Purvanchal, Bundelkhand and Ganga expressways.
Source: Uttar Pradesh Economic Survey 2025-26
Investment proposals in the pipeline
since launch (2025-26)
50+ lakh crore ₹
Source: Uttar Pradesh Economic Survey 2025-26

From the Vishwanath Dham to the expressway and the looms of Banaras: the work that has reached our own region.

13 December 2021
Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham
The corridor linking the temple to the Ganga ghats was dedicated by the Prime Minister.
16 November 2021
Purvanchal Expressway
Opened from Lucknow to Ghazipur, bringing eastern UP within hours of the state capital.
24 January 2018
One District One Product
Launched on UP Day. Varanasi’s product is the Banarasi silk sari.

Figures are as published by the source on the date shown. Where a scheme did not exist before, the figure shows what it has reached since launch.