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UP Budget 2021-22: Rs 50 crore for COVID vaccination, Rs 140 cr for Ayodhya airport - Highlights
With a target of making Uttar Pradesh atmanirbhar , the Yogi Adityanath government on Monday presented a whopping Rs 5,50,270.78 crore budget for 2021-22 in the state Assembly. With Assembly elections in the state less than a year away, the budget includes new schemes of Rs 27,598.40 crore.
The budget presented by Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna, in the presence of CMÂ Yogi Adityanath , is over Rs 37,410 crore more than the previous year s budget size, making it the largest fund allocation. Reading out the budget speech from a laptop, Khanna said the target was to make Uttar Pradesh atmanirbhar and ensure all-round development of the state.
Highlights
300 crores has been passed for a road from Ram Mandir to Ayodhya Dham
Lucknow: The Yogi government on Monday (February 22) tabled the state Budget 2021-22 proposing a fund of Rs 140 crore for the development of Ayodhya. While Rs 597 crore will be allocated for Kanpur Metro Rail this year. At the same time, the Yogi government has made a provision for the construction of a national inspiration site in Lucknow at a cost of 50 crores.
Rs 140 crore for all-round development of Ram city
140 crore rupees will be provided for the all-round development of the city of Ayodhya including the development of Suryakund. Similarly, a provision of Rs 50 crore has been proposed in the budget for the construction of ‘Rashtriya Prerna Sthal’ in Lucknow.
Key Highlights
Uttar Pradesh finance minister Suresh Khanna on Monday presented Rs 5,50,270 crore budget for the financial year 2021-22 in the state assembly. Here are the highlights: Rs 10,029 crore for housing, Rs 2,200cr for Amrit Yojna, Rs 2,000 cr for Smart City project, Rs 1,000cr for Mukhya Mantri Samagra Sampada Vikas Yojna, Rs 7,000cr for PM Awas Gramin, Rs 5,000cr for PM Sadak Yojna Rs 3,100 crore for farmers pension Folk artists facing financial crisis will get a monthly assistance of Rs 2,000 Education (An university in every division, Rs 200cr for model colleges in 26 districts) Rs 100 crore for metro rail projects in Varanasi and Gorakhpur
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The Budget session of UP legislature began on Thursday
New Delhi: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh will present the Budget for the financial year 2021-22 in the state assembly on Monday (February 22).
Taking a cue from the Union Budget, the Budget in the state will also be presented in a paperless mode.
The state legislative assembly speaker Hriday Narayan Dixit on Sunday said that everything including the agenda of the House, and questions and answers will become paperless. There is a plan to implement the e-Vidhan in all the legislative assemblies of the country. It will be implemented in Uttar Pradesh as well, and the required money for its implementation will also be paid by us. For this project, the Union Parliamentary Affairs minister has been made the nodal, said Dixit.
This is the first time the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh presented a paperless budget. Yogi Adityanath (file photo) government presents fifth budget | Photo Credit: IANS
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Government, on Monday, announced a Whopping Rs 5.50 lakh crore budget as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath unveiled the plans to make his state
aatmanirbhar , meaning self-reliant, in line with PM Narendra Modi s call at the national level.
With the Assembly polls in the state just about a year away, the Chief Minister announced new schemes worth Rs 27,598.40 crore for the state. The budget was presented by Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna. Interestingly, this was the first time that the Yogi Adityanath government presented a paperless budget in the state Assembly amid protests from the opposition demanding physical copies of the document.