India, Feb. 21 -- LUCKNOW After last year's push to Aerocity, the Finance Bill 2025-26 on Thursday announced AI (Artificial Intelligence) city for Lucknow, which will come up on 70-acre land.

Finance minister Suresh Khanna made a budgetary allocation of Rs.5 crore for another ambitious project of the Yogi Adityanath government. AI City will be a step forward bringing the state capital on par with IT hubs of the country.

The minister also made an allocation of Rs.10 crore for the UP Defence & Aerospace Units project.

"The AI City will become a catalyst for future IT projects in the city," said Rajeshwar Singh, BJP MLA from Sarojini Nagar. The state government has already framed the UP Aerospace and Defence Unit Employment Promotion Poli...