Yogi government will change the face of UP cities, will spend ₹25,000 crore on smart cities:

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News India Live, Digital Desk: Following the announcements of the Union Budget 2026-27, the Uttar Pradesh government has started finalizing its state budget. Upcoming budget of UP 11 February 2026 To be presented. In this, with the huge amount received by the Urban Development Department, not only the metropolitan cities like Lucknow and Kanpur, but also the municipalities and Nagar Panchayats will be made ‘smart’.

Main allocation of the budget: Where and how much will be spent?

The Urban Development Department has prepared a point-wise budget proposal, which includes schemes with joint participation of the State and the Centre:

name of the scheme Amount allocated (in crores) main objective
AMRUT 2.0 ₹4,100 Development of water supply, sewerage and parks
Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 ₹2,421 Solid Waste Management and Sanitation
CM Grids (CM-GRIDS) ₹800 Construction of model roads in cities
Chief Minister City Creation Scheme ₹800 Basic amenities in new urban bodies
Chief Minister Global Nagrodaya ₹600 Bringing cities at par with international standards
State Smart City Mission ₹500 Technical modernization of 17 municipal corporations

Major development projects and their impacts

1. Pollution free city and green road

Special provisions have been made in the budget to reduce the increasing pollution in cities. Under this, ₹800 crore has been given for ‘Green Road’, through which greenery and pollution reducing technologies will be used along the roads.

2. Smart Municipality and Panchayat

Yogi government is not limited to big cities only. ₹145 crore is proposed for ‘Smart Municipality’ and ₹200 crore for ‘Adarsh ​​Nagar Panchayat’ in the budget. This will improve facilities like sewerage and street lights even in small towns.

3. Rejuvenation of religious and cultural cities

A separate provision of ₹50 crore has been made for the infrastructure of cities like Ayodhya, Varanasi and Mathura. Here special attention will be given to widening and beautification of roads.

Voter list and effect of election year

Since in 2026 panchayat elections Therefore, the government is accelerating development works in both urban and rural areas. This ₹25,000 crore budget of the Urban Development Department will directly improve the ‘Ease of Living’ of the common man.