Assembly session: Govt discusses supplementary budget on 2nd day
Chief minister Yogi’s ambitious CM Fellowship scheme has also been taken care of in the budget
LUCKNOW : The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday discussed the supplementary budget which it introduced on Monday.
Earlier on Monday, the Uttar Pradesh government headed by chief minister Yogi Adityanath presented a supplementary budget of ₹ 337.89 billion (₹ 3378954.67 lakh) in both houses of the state legislature, in an attempt to accelerate efforts to achieve $ 1 trillion economy goal
Presented by parliamentary affairs minister Suresh Kumar Khanna on the first day of the winter session of the state legislature, the budget proposes ₹140 billion (₹14,000 crore) for new schemes.
The supplementary budget also proposes ₹ 2.96 billion (₹296 crore) for organising the upcoming Global Investor Summit to be held in Uttar Pradesh in February 2023 and ₹8.99 billion (₹899 crore) for the Smart City project.
Furthermore, the supplementary budget proposes ₹2 billion (₹200 crore) for Pradhan Mantri Gatishakti Yojana and ₹1 billion (₹100 crore) for start-ups and incubators.
The budget makes the highest provision of ₹80 billion for industrial development authorities to develop private industrial parks and hubs.
Besides, the supplementary budget proposes ₹5.21 billion for organising Prayagraj Kumbh on a grand note and ₹4 billion for constructing court complexes in 10 districts under a pilot project.
Chief minister Yogi’s ambitious CM Fellowship scheme has also been taken care of in the budget, while financial proposals Have been made for furthering Swachh Bharat Mission,
Amrit Yojana, Smart City and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
Moreover, the budget provides Rs 20 billion for the widening and strengthening of roads and Rs 3 billion for the distribution of free tablets and smartphones to the youth. The budget proposes Rs 50 million (Rs 5 crore) for the establishment of music college at Hariharpur in Azamgarh.