Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the three-day Amrit Mahotsav programme of independence here on Tuesday under which he handed over keys through digital medium to 75,000 beneficiaries Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban in 75 districts of the state.
The prime minister also interacted with three beneficiaries -- Vimlesh of Agra, Ramjanki Pal of Kanpur, and Babita of Lalitpur.
He also released a coffee table book of 75 successful projects of 10 smart cities of Uttar Pradesh.
The prime minister digitally inaugurated the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Chair at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University in Lucknow.
Earlier, the prime minister inaugurated the New Urban Conclave and viewed the exhibition along with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, UP Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
In the exhibition, 75 housing technologies on the theme of New Urban India have been showcased.
Apart from this, 75 electric buses were flagged off for seven cities of the state.
During the programme organised to commemorate the 75th year of independence, the prime minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of 75 projects costing Rs 4,737 crore.
On this occasion, 15 development projects worth Rs 1,537.02 crore were dedicated to people by the prime minister and he laid the foundation stones of 30 development projects to be built at a cost of Rs 1,256.22 crore.
Under the Prime Minister's AMRUT Mission, 17 drinking water projects costing Rs 502.24 crore were dedicated and foundation stones of 13 projects costing Rs 1,441.70 crore were laid.