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GOVT'S INFRA PUSH Nod to ₹1 L cr urban fund, ₹10,000-cr startup boost
Financial Express Delhi
|February 15, 2026
THE UNION CABINET has approved the launch of the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) with a total central assistance of ₹1 lakh crore, expected to leverage ₹4 lakh crore in investments across India's cities over five years under a market-linked programme.
It also cleared the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 with a corpus of ₹10,000 crore, and approved the extension of the metro corridor from Noi
This story is from the February 15, 2026 edition of Financial Express Delhi.
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