UP Budget 2026–27: Jewar runways, solar cities, Kukrail night safari

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What happened

The state has decided to raise the number of runways at Jewar International Airport from 2 to 5; ₹750 crore is provided for the airport. [UP Budget]
Seventeen municipal corporations, including Ayodhya and Mathura, are being developed as solar cities. [UP Budget]
About ₹207 crore is provided for a Night Safari Park in the Kukrail forest area of Lucknow. [UP Budget]

Background

36 CBG plants have been set up under the UP Bio-Energy Policy 2022 [UP Budget]. [UP Budget]

Why it matters

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Quotable data point
The state has decided to raise the number of runways at Jewar International Airport from 2 to 5; ₹750 crore is provided for the airport [UP Budget].
UP Information Dept: Highlights & Salient Features of UP Budget 2026-27 (English)

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPPCS

Planned number of runways at Jewar airport, per UP Budget 2026–27:

Answer (c) & explanation

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