UP Budget Highlights: First budget of ‘Amrit Kaal’, says CM Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Budget 2023-24 Highlights: This was the second budget for ‘Yogi 2.0,’ or chief minister Yogi Adityanath, under whose leadership the ruling BJP was re-elected in March last year.

CM Yogi Adityanath interacting with media persons (Twitter/CMO UP)

Uttar Pradesh Budget 2023 Highlights: Uttar Pradesh finance minister Suresh Khanna on Wednesday presented the state's annual budget, for the financial year 2023-24. This was the second budget for ‘Yogi 2.0,’ or chief minister Yogi Adityanath, under whose leadership the ruling BJP was re-elected in March last year....Read More

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• 22 Feb 2023, 02:53:24 PM IST

  UP CM congratulates finance minister

  Yogi Adityanath congratulates Suresh Khanna and the finance department for a budget that will make the state the ‘largest economy within the country.’

• 22 Feb 2023, 02:20:20 PM IST

  Akhilesh Yadav lashes out at UP govt

  UP's most modern cow milk plant closed due to the carelessness of this govt. Not a single stadium has been built, but they talk about building a sports university. Lucknow, Agra and Kanpur metro, all have been given by the Samajwadi govt. There are no jobs, the govt destroyed all MSMEs. No relief package announced for them. They say 'ease of doing business' but in reality, it is the 'ease of doing crime': Akhilesh Yadav, SP chief

• 22 Feb 2023, 01:50:54 PM IST

  SP's Shivpal Yadav slams budget

  Today's budget was for the bureaucracy, (I) salute the manipulation of numbers: Shivpal Singh Yadav, senior SP leader

• 22 Feb 2023, 01:28:13 PM IST

  What are the highlights of budget speech?

  In his speech, the UP finance minister made several announcements. Read highlights here.

• 22 Feb 2023, 01:07:54 PM IST

  CM Adityanath describes budget as first of ‘Amrit Kaal’

  In a post-budget interaction with media persons, CM Yogi Adityanath says this was the first budget of ‘Amrit Kaal.’ 

• 22 Feb 2023, 12:44:20 PM IST

  Size of 2023-24 budget ₹6.90 crore

  A total of ₹6.90 crore allocated towards various sectors in UP govt's budget for 2023-24; session adjourned till 2pm.

• 22 Feb 2023, 12:23:13 PM IST

  'Soon, 5 international airports will be active in the state'

  International airports are under construction in Jewar and Ayodhya, and soon five international airports will become functional in the state. The state govt has decided to increase the number of runways in Jewar Airport from two to five: Suresh Khanna, finance minister

• 22 Feb 2023, 12:06:07 PM IST

  ₹60 crore allotted for IT, startups

  UP finance minister Khanna announces ₹60 crore outlay for information technology and startups in the state.

• 22 Feb 2023, 11:54:12 AM IST

  SP legislators attend budget speech wearing ‘black'

  Samajwadi Party legislators, including party chief and LoP Akhilesh Yadav, attend budget presentation in black sherwanis to protest the BJP govt's alleged ‘injustices and unfair action’ against party veteran Azam Khan and his family.

• 22 Feb 2023, 11:38:33 AM IST

  ₹200 crore proposed for Gorakhpur Industrial Corridor

  For Gorakhpur Industrial Corridor, which will come up near the Gorakhpur Link Expressway, the state government proposes to set aside ₹200 crore.

• 22 Feb 2023, 11:28:52 AM IST

  ₹3,600 crore for tablets and smartphones to students

  In budget 2023-24, UP govt sets aside ₹3,600 crore to provide tablets and smartphones to students.

• 22 Feb 2023, 11:22:40 AM IST

  ‘I hope CM and finance minister…’: LoP Akhilesh Yadav

  I hope the UP CM and the finance minister will both take steps to make UP a $1 trillion economy. In the last 6 budgets of this govt, no steps were taken for the welfare of farmers, and youth and unemployment also remained unaddressed: Akhilesh Yadav, SP chief and Leader of Opposition

• 22 Feb 2023, 11:07:45 AM IST

  Khanna begins budget speech

  Uttar Pradesh finance minister Suresh Khanna begins his budget 2023-24 speech. Watch it live here.

• 22 Feb 2023, 10:54:24 AM IST

  Govt's focus is on infrastructure, says Khanna

  Organised crime has been eradicated from UP in last few years. The state has only moved towards development. Today, our second budget will be presented. Our focus is on the infrastructure sector, and our goal is to achieve $1 trillion economy: Suresh Khanna, UP finance minister

• 22 Feb 2023, 10:51:19 AM IST

  CM Yogi, finance minister Khanna at state assembly

  CM Yogi Adityanath and finance minister Suresh Khanna arrive at the state assembly, where the latter will table the budget in a short while.

• 22 Feb 2023, 10:17:46 AM IST

  UP assembly's budget session began on Feb 20

  The budget session of the Uttar Pradesh assembly commenced on Feb 20, amid protests by the SP-led opposition over various issues. Read

• 22 Feb 2023, 10:06:54 AM IST

  ‘It will be an inclusive budget’: Deputy CM Brijesh Pathak

  The budget will be an ‘inclusive’ one for the overall development of the state, says deputy CM Brijesh Pathak.

• 22 Feb 2023, 09:52:12 AM IST

  Ahead of budget, Suresh Khanna offers prayers

  Finance minister Khanna offers prayers at a temple in Lucknow, ahead of the budget presentation.

• 22 Feb 2023, 09:43:19 AM IST

  UP budget for 2023-24 to be tabled today

  State finance minister Suresh Khanna will table the budget at 11 am, in the presence of CM Yogi Adityanath and others. Before the budget is presented, the chief minister will preside over a cabinet meeting to give nod to the budget. Read more