LUCKNOW, Feb. 12 -- Uttar Pradesh has proposed Rs.7,705 crore for housing and urban planning, with a strategy to ease pressure on crowded urban clusters by building new infrastructure-ready cities. The centrepiece is Rs.3,500 crore for the Mukhyamantri Shahri Vistarikaran/Naye Shahar Protsahan Yojana, designed to promote planned urban expansion and develop new cities as modern growth hubs. Fresh allocations exceeding Rs.1,452 crore have been proposed for urban mobility, economic clustering and large-scale infrastructure creation. The budget proposes Rs.400 crore as loan support for the Lucknow Metro Rail Project and Rs.150 crore under capital expenditure for the same project. The Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat Corridor has been allocated Rs.100 crore in loan provisions. The budget earmarks Rs.750 crore for infrastructure development in the Meerut, Mathura-Vrindavan and Kanpur Development Authorities. Another Rs.100 crore has been proposed under the "City Economic Region" scheme for transforming select urban clusters into integrated economic growth centres. The proposal includes Rs.100 crore for constructing transport hubs along major international and interstate routes. Meanwhile, Rs.50 crore has been allocated toward a corpus fund for the Rashtriya Prerna Sthal in Lucknow. The government has established the Kashi-Vindhya Region Regional Development Authority, while the Prayagraj-Chitrakoot Region Regional Development Authority is under formation. The state has also proposed Rs.800 crore for infrastructure works in the Lucknow Development Area and other development authorities, and Rs.100 crore for the development of Ayodhya....