UP CM Yogi Adityanath issued a clarification regarding the UP government's ₹25,000-crore MoU with a one-year-old startup, Puch AI. Calling an MoU a "preliminary step", he said, "MoUs are non-binding on the government. Any further progress...is subject to detailed evaluation of investor proposals." "Any investor falling short...will automatically have their MoU terminated," he added.