{
  "id": 12437738,
  "title": "CM Yogi Adityanath Sets 50-Startup AI Goal For Lucknow As HCLTech Launches ₹500 Crore Expansion, Eyes 6,000 Jobs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/cm-yogi-adityanath-sets-50-startup-ai-goal-for-lucknow-as-hcltech",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-06T17:24:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/uttar-pradesh/cm-yogi-adityanath-sets-50-startup-ai-goal-for-lucknow-as-hcltech-launches-500-crore-expansion-eyes-6000-jobs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath aims to make Lucknow one of India's top AI innovation hubs by supporting at least 50 world-class AI startups over the next five years. HCLTech has been invited to collaborate on this initiative during the 10th-anniversary celebration of its Lucknow campus. The Chief Minister highlighted how Uttar Pradesh has evolved, with its young and talented workforce now choosing the state for their careers instead of moving to other Indian cities. The region has seen significant growth in infrastructure, connectivity, and exports, with IT and ITES exports reaching ₹1 lakh crore. The government's goal is to expand this to ₹2.5 lakh crore within four years, and develop Uttar Pradesh into deep tech hubs for IT and AI.",
  "summary": "Lucknow, October 6: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said, \"The Uttar Pradesh government's resolve is to establish Lucknow among India's leading AI innovation cities. For this, a strong innovation ecosystem will be developed over the next 5 years, under which the government will extend full support to establish at least 50 world-class AI startups in Lucknow, strengthen them, and help them reach the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}