LDA earmarks ₹100 crore for villages under IT City project

What was announced

The LDA website lists a press release dated 22 October 2026. Its Hindi headline says the villages of the IT City project will be transformed with ₹100 crore (the same release appears under the site's Press Release section). The headline is the English-language item LDA earmarks ₹100 crore for villages under IT City project, with the Hindi version beneath it.

The announcement is an allocation of funds for villages inside the project. Readers should treat the ₹100 crore figure as the amount named in the release headline. Any split of that amount between works, the timeline for spending, and the body that approved it should be checked against the official LDA release itself.

Where the IT City project stands

The LDA is building the IT City on about 1,054 hectares along Sultanpur Road. A report dated 6 October 2026 says that around 500 hectares have been gathered so far through land pooling. Under that model, farmers who give land for pooling receive 25 percent of the developed land back.

The same report says the LDA has sent a proposal to the district magistrate for acquiring about 300 hectares of private land from owners who have not joined the pooling scheme. The acquisition would proceed once the district magistrate approves it. As of October 2026, this is a proposal, not a completed acquisition.

A separate LDA notice on the website refers to a social impact assessment study for acquiring 1696.7780 acres of land from various villages for the proposed IT City residential scheme. The notice on the homepage is undated in the copy available to this record, so it is listed here as a related item rather than a dated decision.

Background and framework

The LDA describes the IT City as a state-of-the-art integrated township under the Lucknow Smart City and UPSIDA framework. Its plan includes dedicated zones for IT/ITES companies, residential areas, commercial spaces, and educational institutions.

The project is part of a larger scheme. One report describes it as being built on a PPP model by the UP government and HCL Technologies. The project is a part of the larger CG City (Chak Gajaria) development.

Earlier procurement steps are on record. The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) recently issued a tender for the development of the IT City, and interested developers had a submission deadline of March 5, 2025. One report on the scheme lists the villages where land is being acquired, including Rakibabad, Sonai, Kajehra, Bhatwara, Moharikhurd, Sikandarpur Amolia, Bakkas, Pahadnagar Tikaria, Siddhpura, Parheta, and Khujaili.

What this step leads to

The ₹100 crore announcement is a funding step for the villages named in the IT City project. It sits between the earlier land pooling and acquisition steps and the next stage of physical works. Its effect on any particular plot depends on the details in the official release, which should be read alongside the acquisition proposal described above.

• Land pooling has already brought roughly half of the scheme's land into the process, according to the October 2026 report.
• A proposal to acquire about 300 hectares from non-participating owners is with the district magistrate.
• Further steps, such as formal acquisition orders and works contracts, are still to come.

Landowners, residents and investors in the listed villages should check the LDA website for the official text and any later notices before relying on any figure or timeline.