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UP Diwas: One District One Cuisine scheme launched

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Battle IAS UP current affairs title card: UP Diwas: One District One Cuisine scheme launched (, 24 January 2026)

What happened

  • On Uttar Pradesh Statehood Day (24 January 2026) the Union Home Minister launched the “One District One Cuisine” scheme and inaugurated the Sardar Patel Industrial Area Scheme in Lucknow [PIB].
  • He gave awards under the CM YUVA programme and the Uttar Pradesh Gaurav Samman 2025–26 [PIB].

Background

  • UP Diwas is marked on 24 January [PIB].

Why it matters

  • One District One Cuisine extends the ODOP idea from crafts to food.

Read all of January 2026 in the monthly UP current affairs compilation →

How to use this in Mains

GS-VI UP schemes: ODOC

  1. Mention ODOC alongside ODOP as UP branding tools.
Quotable data point

ODOC launched on 24 Jan 2026 [PIB].

PIB: Union Home Minister addresses Uttar Pradesh Statehood Day, 24 Jan 2026

Exam angle

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GS-VI: UP schemes.

Practice MCQs

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Answer (a) & explanation

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Official source: PIB: Union Home Minister addresses Uttar Pradesh Statehood Day, 24 Jan 2026

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