Archive · 23 Aug 2025
UP to Modernize Municipalities, Build Sports Complex
Uttar Pradesh is planning to make all its district headquarters smarter.
They want to build modern cities with features like pink toilets, EV charging stations, and digital services.
The government will give money to these cities based on their size and how well they work.
They are also building a sports complex and shooting range in Lucknow to encourage sports and create jobs.
This is all to make life better for people in these cities.
Uttar Pradesh plans to transform all district headquarters into 'smart and developed' municipalities.
The scheme aims to build modern, self-reliant, and citizen-centric municipalities.
Municipalities will get modern facilities, including pink toilets, EV charging stations, and digital services.
Grants of Rs 4 to 10 crore will be provided based on population size and efficiency.
Shaheed Chandrashekhar Azad International Shooting Range and Multipurpose Sports Complex will be built in Lucknow via PPP.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and municipal officials.
- What
- Scheme to transform district headquarters into smart municipalities, including sports complex and EV infrastructure.
- When
- Announced on Friday during a review meeting.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, specifically district headquarters and Lucknow.
- Why
- To modernize municipalities, improve citizen services, promote sports, and create jobs.
- Scheme Name
- Smart-Developed Municipality Scheme
- Objective
- Modern, self-reliant, and citizen-centric municipalities
- Facilities
- Pink toilets, EV charging stations, digital services, etc.
- Grant Range
- Rs 4 to 10 crore
- Sports Complex
- Shaheed Chandrashekhar Azad International Shooting Range and Multipurpose Sports Complex
- Location
- Lucknow
- Project Mode
- PPP
- Electric Buses
- 200 on Lucknow-Kanpur route
