UP Statehood Day: Amit Shah launches 'One District One Cuisine' and Sardar Patel Industrial Area Scheme
At the Uttar Pradesh Statehood Day ceremony in Lucknow on 24 January 2026, Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the One District One Cuisine scheme and conferred the UP Gaurav Samman 2025â26.
Summary
Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the Uttar Pradesh Statehood Day ceremony in Lucknow on 24 January 2026. He launched the 'One District One Cuisine' scheme, inaugurated the Sardar Patel Industrial Area Scheme, and gave awards to five districts for performance under the CM YUVA programme, which provides interest-free, collateral-free loans of up to ₹5 lakh to youth. The Uttar Pradesh Gaurav Samman 2025â26 was conferred on Shubhanshu Shukla, Alakh Pandey, Rashmi Arya and Sudhanshu Singh. Shah said UP has become the fourth-largest state economy in India.
Key facts
- Occasion
- Uttar Pradesh Statehood Day, 24 January 2026, Lucknow
- New scheme
- One District One Cuisine
- Inaugurated
- Sardar Patel Industrial Area Scheme
- UP Gaurav Samman 2025â26
- Shubhanshu Shukla, Alakh Pandey, Rashmi Arya, Sudhanshu Singh
- CM YUVA
- Interest-free, collateral-free loans up to ₹5 lakh; five districts awarded
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Which new scheme was launched at the Uttar Pradesh Statehood Day ceremony in Lucknow on 24 January 2026?
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Correct answer: D â One District One Cuisine
PIB (MHA): Amit Shah launched the 'One District One Cuisine' scheme and inaugurated the Sardar Patel Industrial Area Scheme; ODOP is an older scheme.
Who among the following was conferred the Uttar Pradesh Gaurav Samman 2025â26?
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Correct answer: A â Shubhanshu Shukla
PIB (MHA): the UP Gaurav Samman 2025â26 was conferred on Shubhanshu Shukla, Alakh Pandey, Rashmi Arya and Sudhanshu Singh.
Under Uttar Pradesh's CM YUVA programme, youth can get interest-free and collateral-free loans of up to:
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Correct answer: D â ₹5 lakh
PIB (MHA): arrangements have been made to provide interest-free and collateral-free loans of up to ₹5 lakh to one lakh youths every year.