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UP Launches Smart-Developed Municipality Scheme, Orders Immediate Rollout

The program channels targeted funding with centralized monitoring to speed visible upgrades.

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Overview

  • Municipal bodies will receive Rs 4–10 crore each, with grant size tied to population, efficiency and progress on selected projects.
  • Towns near Lucknow and Gorakhpur will connect to Integrated Command and Control Centres under a hub-and-spoke model for monitoring, security and grievance redressal.
  • A proposal would run 200 electric buses on the LucknowKanpur route via a net cost contract while 650 buses are to be directly purchased for other cities, alongside rapid EV charging rollout.
  • Financial approval limits for Municipal Commissioners, Mayors, Executive Committees and Corporation Boards will be expanded immediately in line with the 74th Constitutional Amendment.
  • A Shaheed Chandrashekhar Azad International Shooting Range and a multipurpose sports complex in Lucknow will proceed on priority through a PPP model.