Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, addresses the ‘Uttar Pradesh Statehood Day’ ceremony in Lucknow

• Event: Union Home & Cooperation Minister Amit Shah addressed the Uttar Pradesh Statehood Day (UP Day) ceremony at Rashtra Prerna Sthal, Lucknow on 24 January 2026 (Saturday) as Chief Guest.
• Forum used to spotlight UP's repositioning from a "BIMARU" to the 4th-largest state economy, the One District One Product (ODOP) scheme, and a new One District One Cuisine (ODOC) launch.
• UPSC relevance: cooperative federalism, state-led growth models, MSME/artisan-cluster schemes, and centre–state political economy of "double-engine" governance.