2 minutes agoAuthor: Rajesh Sahu
The Yogi government presented the second budget of its second term in the assembly today. Finance Minister Suresh Khanna made special announcements for the youth in this budget. In this, the biggest announcement was made for free smartphones and tablets to the students. This time Rs 3600 crore will be spent. Last year it was only 1500 crores.
Let us know the announcements made in the budget for jobs, employment, startups. Along with this, through our experts, they know that the announcement will have an impact on the society. First know the announcements.
Budget increased two and a half times for free smartphone-tablet
The Yogi government has announced Rs 3600 crore in the financial budget for 2023-2024 for free tablets and smartphones to the eligible students of the Swami Vivekananda Youth Empowerment Scheme. Last year, an arrangement of Rs 1500 crore was made for this. Under this scheme, students who have passed intermediate are given smartphones and tablets. The education department automatically decides the merit for this. What was the method till now, see in this graphic.
Government’s special attention on new inventions
The government has given special attention to startups. Till last year the number of registered startups was 5600, it has increased to 7200 this year. Special work is being done on artificial intelligence in Lucknow, Kanpur, Noida. To promote startups and incubators, a provision of Rs 100 crore has been made for seed fund for startups. Along with this, a provision of Rs 60 crore has been made for information technology and startups policy.
The special thing is that Rs 20 crore has been proposed for the Agriculture Accelerator Fund with the aim of encouraging young entrepreneurs to set up agritech-start-ups in rural areas. No such plan was mentioned last time.
Book and magazine for 3 years free to young lawyers
The government has taken special care of young lawyers through the budget. For the first three years of his practice, a budget of Rs 10 crore has been proposed for the purchase of books and magazines. A budget of Rs 10 crore was also proposed in the budget of 2022-23.
40 in textile industry and 20 thousand jobs in tourism
In this budget, the government has talked about creating 40 thousand new jobs in the textile industry. Along with this, 20 thousand new jobs have been created by developing tourism areas. These tourism areas are Ayodhya, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Agra. A separate fund has been released for its development.
Will give employment by making a corridor around the expressway
Finance Minister Suresh Khanna told, International Film City is being established near Yamuna Expressway in Noida. More than 10 thousand crore rupees investment is going to come from this film city. Due to this, there is a huge possibility of employment. The economic growth of UP will gain momentum. Apart from this, a provision of Rs 550 crore has been made for the Defense Corridor project along the Bundelkhand Expressway.
Now there will be 60 medical colleges in UP
Presently there are medical colleges in 46 districts in the state. Remaining 14 medical colleges are being built. A budget of Rs 2500 crore has been released for this. Also, the total MBBS seats in UP have increased to 8528.
Disappointing not to discuss new jobs
Keeping a special eye on the government’s budget, economist Mulayam Singh said, employment was discussed in this budget, but government jobs were not talked about at all. In the last budget, the government had talked about jobs in the education department, police department. But this time there was no discussion. It will disappoint the youth.
Mulayam Singh further says, it is a good thing that the attention of the government has gone to startups. This will give new talents a chance to move forward. But one thing has to be kept in mind. Startups have always originated from cities and established here. Startups have not been able to develop in rural areas, so it has to be kept in mind that it should not happen that villages are left behind in this field.