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UP Budget focuses on AI, economic growth : Yogi Adityanath

Lucknow, Feb 16 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday described the state budget as an initiative for economic transformation, calling it a crucial step in the state’s ongoing journey of reconstruction built on the strong foundations laid in recent years.
In a message posted on social media X, titled “Yogi’s Letter”, he highlighted that modern technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) will play a key role in achieving Uttar Pradesh’s vision of becoming a trillion-dollar economy.
Key initiatives include the formation of a State Data Authority and the establishment of the UP AI Mission, AI Data Lab, AI Center of Excellence, and a Data Center Cluster.
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