Uttar Pradesh Govt Unveils Rs 12,909 Crore Supplementary Budget for 2024-25

The Uttar Pradesh government presented a supplementary budget totaling Rs 12,909.93 crore for the 2024-25 financial year. Key allocations include Rs 7,500.18 crore for industrial development, Rs 2,000 crore for the energy department, and Rs 1,000 crore for transport. Additional funds are directed towards education, urban development, and culture.

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday presented a supplementary budget of more than Rs 12,909 crore for the 2024-25 financial year in the assembly. State Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna said the supplementary budget of Rs 12,909.93 crore is 1.66 percent of the original Budget (of Rs 7.36 lakh crore) presented in February this year.

Khanna detailed the allocations: Rs 7,500.18 crore for industrial development, Rs 2,000 crore for the energy department, and Rs 1,000 crore for purchasing buses for the transport department. The supplementary budget also includes Rs 600 crore for the Amrit Yojana under the urban development department and Rs 200 crore for short-term programs under the Uttar Pradesh Skill Mission.

Additional provisions include Rs 28.40 crore for establishing labs in 284 government inter-colleges under the secondary education department and Rs 74.90 crore for various cultural schemes. Rs 66.82 crore has been allocated to set up labs in 1,040 government secondary schools, and Rs 53.15 crore is earmarked for the establishment of Atal residential schools.

(With inputs from agencies.)