✎ Lucknow Cantonment's 14 projects worth ₹100Cr+ aim to enhance infrastructure, education, health, and inclusivity under 'Viksit Bharat 2047'.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performed the ground-breaking ceremony for 14 development projects worth over ₹100 crore in Lucknow Cantonment on 30 August 2026. These initiatives, implemented with state-government collaboration, span AI-based solid-waste management, multi-sport complexes, modern crematoria, underground water reservoirs, replacement of ageing water pipelines, SCADA-automated tube-wells, overhead tanks, special schools for children with disabilities, additional classrooms and toilets in existing schools, multi-level robotic car parking, commercial complexes, and heritage bio-mining and bio-treatment facilities. Two projects—RA Market City Polyclinic and CM Abhyudaya Coaching Centre—are being executed jointly with the state government. The ceremony also featured a live screening of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’, attended by nearly 4,000 people, underscoring the government’s emphasis on participatory governance and grassroots connectivity.
The projects reflect the Centre’s push for integrated urban development, sanitation, education, and digital infrastructure under the ‘Viksit Bharat’ vision, aligning with the broader goal of inclusive growth. For banking and SSC aspirants, this initiative highlights the interplay between defence infrastructure, civic amenities, and state-collaborative governance, a recurring theme in policy and budgetary discussions. RBI Grade B candidates should note how such multi-sectoral projects influence fiscal allocation, public expenditure management, and the role of cantonment boards in urban planning, all of which are critical for understanding macroeconomic priorities and governance frameworks in competitive exams.
Source: PIB (Press Information Bureau)
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