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- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the 'Aashirwad Ka Diya' program at Prerna Sthal in Lucknow on Thursday, September 17, 2026, marking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 76th birthday.
- The launch took place under the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan, with the Chief Minister lighting lamps at the statues of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
- Crores of lamps are being lit across the country on the Prime Minister's birthday, including at important places across Uttar Pradesh and at the homes of beneficiaries of public welfare schemes.
- The Chief Minister praised Prime Minister Modi as the architect of New India and said the 25 crore people of Uttar Pradesh stand with the vision of a self-reliant and developed India.
- The event also marked Vishwakarma Puja, and senior leaders including Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak were present at the occasion.
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- Further Seva Sankalp Abhiyan events planned across Uttar Pradesh as part of the birthday-week campaign.
- Participation of beneficiaries of public welfare schemes in the lamp-lighting drives across the state.
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