NOIDA: The district-level celebrations for Uttar Pradesh Day will be held at Noida Shilp Haat from January 24 to 26, with a series of cultural programs, exhibitions, and public outreach activities planned to showcase the state’s cultural heritage and development initiatives, officials said on Wednesday.
This year’s theme is ‘Developed Uttar Pradesh – Developed India.’ While the main state-level event will take place in Lucknow, Noida Shilp Haat has been chosen as the central venue for celebrations in Gautam Budh Nagar.
The timings and entry fee for the event will be announced a day before the celebrations.
Chief Development Officer of Gautam Budh Nagar, Shivakant Dwivedi, said, ‘Uttar Pradesh Day provides an opportunity to highlight the state’s cultural diversity alongside its development trajectory, and the district administration is focusing on ensuring wide public participation, particularly from youth and local artisans.’
Officials said the three-day program will include cultural performances, literary sessions, and interactive events, with participation from local artists, craftsmen, writers, and youth groups. The celebrations will also coincide with several important national and state observances, including Youth Day, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary, National Tourism Day, National Voters’ Day, and Republic Day.
A range of exhibitions will be set up at the venue, focusing on initiatives such as One District One Product (ODOP), startups, ease of doing business, Mission Shakti, tourism, art and cultural heritage, along with displays related to various government welfare schemes, officials said.
Individuals from different sectors such as youth, women, farmers, artisans, entrepreneurs, and other achievers will be felicitated during the celebrations for their contributions. Senior officials from district administration, development authorities, and other departments are expected to be involved. Officials said they were involved in coordinating arrangements for the three-day program.