Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Rajnath Singh Links Lucknow Development With Uttar Pradesh’s Progress
Rajnath Singh said that improving Lucknow would also help Uttar Pradesh progress.
He spoke at a ceremony for 12 new development projects in Lucknow Cantonment.
The projects are meant to improve water, cleanliness, schools, sports, healthcare and traffic.
They will help both military families and civilians living in the cantonment.
Singh said real development should benefit children, families, young athletes and people with disabilities.
He also said India’s progress should reach every neighbourhood, not just large cities.
Some markets were given new names connected to India’s history and national life.
Yogi Adityanath said Lucknow had become a modern city while keeping its heritage.
Rajnath Singh said Lucknow’s development was closely linked to Uttar Pradesh’s progress.
The foundation was laid for 12 projects to develop Lucknow Cantonment as a model cantonment.
Projects cover cleanliness, water supply, education, sports, healthcare, technology, traffic and parking.
Singh praised Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for supporting development projects in Lucknow.
Several cantonment markets were renamed after Indian freedom fighters and national figures.
- Who
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath spoke at the event; Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Mann Ki Baat programme was also heard by attendees.
- What
- The foundation was laid for 12 projects intended to develop Lucknow Cantonment as a model cantonment.
- When
- August 30, on a Sunday, according to the report.
- Where
- Lucknow Cantonment, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The projects aim to improve facilities and services for military personnel and civilians, supporting broader development in Lucknow and Uttar Pradesh.
- Projects
- Foundation laid for 12 Lucknow Cantonment development projects.
- Planned improvements
- Cleanliness, water supply, education, sports, healthcare, technology, traffic and parking management.
- Beneficiaries
- Military personnel and civilians living in the cantonment.
- Market renamings
- Markets received names including Ekta Bazar, Uda Devi Bazar, Mangal Pandey Bazar and Atal Bihari Vajpayee Market.
- State development
- Adityanath said Uttar Pradesh was becoming a growth engine of India’s economy.
- Defence manufacturing
- Adityanath said six defence manufacturing corridors were being established in Uttar Pradesh.