U.P. CM Adityanath conducts review of Data Centre Cluster, Project Ganga and wheat processing policy

Key points

• Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) conducted a high-level review of three important subjects including the Uttar Pradesh Data Centre Cluster (UPDCC), Project Ganga and possible exemption in mandi fee and cess to promote in-house processing of wheat.
• “Reviewing the Uttar Pradesh Data Centre Cluster (UPDCC), the Chief Minister said that the project will create the basic infrastructure for Uttar Pradesh’s AI mission.
• The Data Centre Cluster should not remain limited to the NCR region, and other parts of the State should also be connected with it.
• Chief Minister directed that the project can begin from the Bundelkhand Industrial Development Authority (BIDA) area, where large-scale land is available.
• Dialogue should be established with major tech companies, including the Tata Group, to develop Lucknow as an ‘AI City’,” reads an official statement.