- It is being held in Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
- It is the part of Azadi@75 celebrations.
- It is being organized by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.
- It showcases various solutions and innovations to transform the urban look of India.
- It also highlighted the achievement of flagship urban development missions performed by GOI in the last 7 years.
- At the event, PM Narendra Modi handed over keys of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) houses to 75,000 beneficiaries of Uttar Pradesh.
- He also laid the foundation stone for 75 urban development projects which are part of the Smart Cities Mission and AMRUT mission.
- He flagged off 75 buses under FAME-II for cities namely, Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, and Ghaziabad.
- He announced to set up Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Chair in Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), Lucknow.
- List of the exhibitions held: (a) ‘New Urban India’ (b) ‘Indian Housing Technology Mela’ (IHTM) (c) Exhibition to showcase the performance of UP under the Flagship Urban Missions with the theme UP@75: Transforming Urban Landscape in Uttar Pradesh.
Question:
Q.1 In which state was Conference-cum-Expo titled ‘Azadi@75 – New Urban India: Transforming Urban Landscape’ held?
a. Karnataka
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Maharashtra
d. Uttar Pradesh
a. Karnataka
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Maharashtra
d. Uttar Pradesh
