YAMUNA EXPRESSWAY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY earlier also known as TAJ EXPRESSWAY is constituted by Government of Uttar Pradesh for Industrial and Urban Development in the region. The idea is based not only to provide fast moving corridor to reduce the travelling time between New Delhi & Agra but also to provide proper environment and resources in the region to ensure the development of Tourism Industry, Entertainment & Leisure and Knowledge based Industry.UP Government has enacted the UP Industrial Development Act, 1976 to ensure planned development of industrial and allied activities in the state. NOIDA, Greater NOIDA (GNOIDA) and Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) have been created under this Act for the systematic development of their respective notified areas abutting Delhi, which if not planned, would have been prone to unauthorized urban growth.