Lucknow, Jan. 3 -- The state government is planning to host the fifth Ground Breaking Ceremony (GBC 5.0) in February or March after the inauguration of the Noida International Airport and the Ganga Expressway. The event was earlier proposed to be held in November-December 2025. The Noida International Airport would be inaugurated in January, chief minister Yogi Adityanath had said on the last day of the winter session of the Vidhan Sabha in December. "The fifth Ground Breaking Ceremony is proposed in February or March," said a senior official of the state government. The number of approved projects will be much higher in the fifth GBC as compared to the fourth edition of the event, according to the state government. In GBC 5.0, the government is also likely to introduce new concessions for entrepreneurs setting up their units in B-category towns across the state. The government also wants to give a push to the Bundelkhand region where large chunks of land are available. The state government is flooded with requests from investors for allotment of land in Greater Noida, which turned out to be the favourite destination for investors during the last four GBCs due to its proximity to New Delhi and the Noida International Airport project. Uttar Pradesh has hosted two Global Investor Summits to date. The first, held in 2018, attracted investment proposals worth Rs 4.28 lakh crore, while the second, in 2023, set a record with proposals of Rs 33.50 lakh crore. To ensure these proposals are implemented efficiently, the government has been holding Ground Breaking Ceremonies as a key mechanism for fast-tracking projects. For GBC 5.0, Invest UP has started listing projects that have reached the production stage. According to Invest UP, more than 8,000 projects out of 16,000 have already begun commercial operations, while the rest are at various stages of implementation....