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UP Government Aims to Make Lucknow India's Leading AI Innovation Hub: CM Yogi
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Moneycontrol•06-10-2026, 22:33
UP Government Aims to Make Lucknow India's Leading AI Innovation Hub: CM Yogi
- •Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced plans to establish Lucknow among India's leading AI innovation cities, supporting at least 50 AI-focused startups over the next five years.
- •Speaking at HCLTech's Lucknow campus anniversary, Adityanath urged the IT major to partner with the government in building a robust AI innovation ecosystem.
- •The state's IT and ITES exports have crossed Rs 1 lakh crore, with the government targeting Rs 2.5 lakh crore over the next four years.
- •Adityanath highlighted that Uttar Pradesh accounts for around 55 percent of India's mobile manufacturing and nearly 60 percent of electronic components.
- •The chief minister noted that the state's IT sector is expanding beyond Noida, with IT parks and deep-tech hubs developing across multiple cities including Lucknow, Kanpur, and Varanasi.
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that the state government aims to establish Lucknow among India's leading AI innovation cities and will support at least 50 AI-focussed startups in the city over the next five years.
Electronics exports in Uttar Pradesh have risen from around Rs 3,800 crore a decade ago to Rs 45,000 crore, with the state targeting a massive increase to Rs 2 lakh crore by 2030.
Lucknow's first AI city will be developed in Sector-15 of Vrindavan Yojana on 12 acres of land, approved by the housing development council and developed in collaboration with the UP electronics department.
