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The first budget of Yogi Sarkar 2.0 will be presented in Uttar Pradesh today. Finance Minister Suresh Khanna performed puja before presenting the budget. In the budget, the government will focus on two things. The first assembly will work to fulfill the promises of elections. The second Lok Sabha may decide the roadmap for the 2024 elections. The government can give many gifts to farmers, women and youth.
By tweeting early in the morning, Chief Minister Yogi assured the people of the state that the budget would be public welfare. He wrote that the BJP government of double engine in UP is working relentlessly to make Uttar Pradesh the ‘growth engine’ of the country.
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UP Finance Minister Suresh Khanna is going to present the budget of UP for the sixth time. The cabinet will meet in the morning before the budget. It will be briefed. This budget will be completely paperless.
Chances of fulfilling 70% big promises in the budget
Now let’s talk about the big promises of CM Yogi in the assembly elections 2022. He had made claims like employment to one person from every household, free electricity for irrigation to farmers, free laptops and tablets to the youth. Preparations are on to implement them. More than 70% of the schemes and announcements can be included in this budget.
All classes will be simplified due to Mission 2024
In February 2022, the UP government could not present the full budget. Vote on account for 4 months was presented in the house so that the necessary expenditure could be arranged. The reason was the assembly elections. This time the Lok Sabha elections 2024 are near. This is the reason that in this budget, the UP government is preparing to give gifts to women, farmers and youth studying.
Which class can get what…
Women: Pension and financial assistance will increase
- Financial assistance under Kanya Sumangala Yojana can be increased from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000.
- Women above 60 years of age can be given the facility of free travel in public transport.
- The pension of widow and destitute women can be increased from Rs 1000 to Rs 1500 per month.
Education: You will get the gift of new university and ITI
- The promise of providing free scooty to meritorious girl students under Rani Laxmibai Yojana will be fulfilled.
- Greatest emphasis in the field of education. Universities and ITIs are expected to be established.
- Free coaching for competitive exams like UPSC, UPPSC can be extended in Abhyudaya Yojana.
Health Sector: Centers will be set up for cheap medicines
- Announcement can be made about the store of generic medicines.
- A new announcement can be made regarding the epidemic.
- Announcement to set up new dialysis centers.
- There will be announcements to open new medical colleges.
Farming: Free electricity, minimum prices can be fixed
- There may be a provision of 20 thousand crore rupees in the free electricity scheme for irrigation to the farmers.
- Mukhyamantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana will be the highlight of the budget for 2.38 crore farmers.
- Grants will be given for construction of borewells, tube wells and tanks for all small and marginal farmers.
- Farmers will have a fixed minimum price for crops like potatoes, onions, tomatoes.
- For this, the announcement of the formation of Bhamashah Bhava Stability Fund is also expected to be part of the budget.
Law and order: security will be strong
- Can declare for confiscation of illegal properties.
- Anti-Corruption Organization units will be formed in all the divisions.
- Cyber help desks will be set up in police stations.
Infrastructure: Roads will be expanded
- A budget of Rs 30 thousand crore is expected to come from the share of PWD.
- Budget may be allocated for road safety.
Now let us also make you read the special announcements of the budget of the last financial year.
- The most important announcement was the target of doubling the income of farmers. Announcements were made regarding free water, crop loans at concessional rates.
- Purvanchal Purvanchal Expressway, Gorakhpur Link Expressway, Bundelkhand Expressway, Ganga Expressway projects were announced for infrastructure.
- For women, tablets to the girl child, 100 crore women empowerment scheme was launched to remove malnutrition among women and children.
- Abhyudaya Yojana, free hostel and food facilities were announced for the youth.
Bills to be brought after budget
After the presentation of the budget on May 26, the Governor’s address will be discussed and legislative business. After this, on May 27 also, there will be a discussion on the motion of thanks on the address of the Governor. Then many bills will also be introduced in the house.
- Bhatkhande State Cultural University Ordinance 2022
- UP State Universities (Amendment) Ordinance 2022
- UP Industrial Area Development (Amendment) Ordinance 2022
- UP Private Universities (Amendment) Ordinance 2022