Jitin Prasada quits Congress, joins BJP
Updated Jun 10, 2021, 10:21 am IST
Prasada is the second leader after Jyotiraditya Scindia to join the saffron fold
Congress leader Jitin Prasada joins BJP in the presence of Union Minister Piyush Goel at BJP Headquarters in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photo: DC Image/D. Kamraj)
New Delhi: Jitin Prasada, a former Union minister and prominent member of the Congress’ young brigade that is headed by Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday joined the BJP ahead of the crucial Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. Calling the shift a “naya adhyay (new chapter)” in his political journey, Mr Prasada said he decided to join the BJP after much consideration as he was unable to serve the interests of his people and the society and that the BJP is the only institutionally national party.
Uttar Pradesh Budget 2021-22: UP to name airport after Lord Rama; allocates Rs 101 crore
The state government has allocated a budget of Rs 101 crore towards it in the Uttar Pradesh budget 2021-22 presented in the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha on Monday
BusinessToday.In | February 23, 2021 | Updated 11:51 IST
The budget, which is aimed at making India s most populous state atmanirbhar (self-reliant), also provides Rs 2,000 crore for increasing the number of airstrips from 2 to 6 at the Jewar Airport (Noida International Airport)
The under-construction airport in Ayodhya will be christened Maryada Purshottam Sriram Airport after Lord Rama. The state government has allocated a budget of Rs 101 crore towards it in the Uttar Pradesh budget 2021-22 presented in the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha on Monday.
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.
UP Budget 2021 Highlights: Yogi govt presents biggest-ever Rs 5.5 lakh crore budget
Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna, in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, presented the budget. The size of the budget is Rs 37,410 crore more than the previous year
Vivek Dubey | February 22, 2021 | Updated 17:24 IST
This was the Adityanath government s first paperless budget
The Yogi Adityanath government on Monday presented its biggest-ever budget of Rs 5,50,270.78 crore for the financial year 2021-22 in the state Assembly with a target to make Uttar Pradesh Atma Nirbhar . The state budget includes new schemes worth Rs 27,598.40 crore.
Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna, in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, presented the budget. The size of the budget is Rs 37,410 crore more than the previous year.