UP Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna presents Budget of Rs 6.15 lakh crore for FY23, check key details
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With the objective of providing coaching facilities to competitive students near their homes, the Chief Minister Abhyudaya Yojana has been implemented by the state government in all the divisional headquarters.
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna presented the maiden budget of Yogi Adityanath's second term government in the state assembly on Thursday (May 26) saying "The economy of the state is improving rapidly. We believe that we will be successful in taking the state's economy to USD 1 trillion." Tabling the state budget of Rs 6,15,518.97 crore for the financial year 2022-23, Khanna said that it has a provision of Rs 39,181.10 crore for the new schemes, adding that Rs 276.66 crore is proposed for Uttar Pradesh special security force entrusted with the task of security of courts and historical and religious places, including Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura.
Seated next to the chief minister, Khanna said that under the Police Emergency Management System, the second phase of the 112 scheme will start this fiscal and for this, a provision of Rs 730.88 crore is proposed for its strengthening.
For women, the budget has proposed setting up cyber help desks at the district level and a provision of Rs 72.50 crore has been made for the women empowerment scheme. A provision of Rs 20 crore has also been proposed for the safety and empowerment of women and skill development under the Mission Shakti programme in the micro and small scale industries sector, PTI report quoted Khanna as saying.
For farmers, the state budget proposed Rs 650 crore under the farmers' accident scheme. There is a provision to provide a maximum of Rs 5 lakh in case of accidental death/disability under the scheme.
Khanna said 15,000 solar pumps will be installed in the financial year 2022-23 and 60.20 lakh quintal seeds are proposed to be distributed to farmers. The budget has also set a target to distribute 119.30 lakh metric tonne of fertilisers, he said, adding that a provision of Rs 1,000 crore is proposed for the Chief Minister's Minor Irrigation Scheme.