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Diwali at Vantangia village Jungle Tikonia No.3, Gorakhpur

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Battle IAS UP current affairs title card: Diwali at Vantangia village Jungle Tikonia No.3, Gorakhpur (, 20 October 2025)

What happened

  • The CM launched 133 projects costing ₹49 crore at Vantangia village Jungle Tikonia No.3, Gorakhpur. [UP CM press note]
  • He said Vantangia village farmers are now registered in an FPO. [UP CM press note]

Background

  • House keys, approval letters and Ayushman cards were distributed. [UP CM press note]

Why it matters

  • The CM said the village once had no road, power, clean water, school or houses; it is now a case study in bringing forest settlements into the mainstream.

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How to use this in Mains

GS-VI forest dwellers

  1. The CM said the village once had no road, power, clean water, school or houses; it is now a case study in bringing forest settlements into the mainstream.
Quotable data point

The CM launched 133 projects costing ₹49 crore at Vantangia village Jungle Tikonia No.3, Gorakhpur [UP CM press note].

UP Information Dept, CM press note 2025-10-20: मुख्यमंत्री ने जनपद गोरखपुर के वनटांगिया ग्राम जंगल तिकोनिया नम्बर-3 में जनपद के विभिन्न विकास परियोजनाओं के 49 करोड़ रु0 की लागत से 133 परियोजनाओं का लोकार्पण/शिलान्यास किया (Hindi PDF)

Exam angle

UPPCS

GS-VI: forest dwellers.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPPCS

Vantangia villages are located mainly in district

Answer (b) & explanation

Source: as cited in this article.

Official source: UP Information Dept, CM press note 2025-10-20: मुख्यमंत्री ने जनपद गोरखपुर के वनटांगिया ग्राम जंगल तिकोनिया नम्बर-3 में जनपद के विभिन्न विकास परियोजनाओं के 49 करोड़ रु0 की लागत से 133 परियोजनाओं का लोकार्पण/शिलान्यास किया (Hindi PDF)

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