Yogi government presents supplementary budget of Rs 12,209.93 crore

LUCKNOW: On the second day of the five-day monsoon session of the UP Assembly, the Yogi Adithyanath government on Tuesday, introduced a supplementary budget of Rs 12,209.93 crore. The budget stresses on development in the state and attempts to link the youth with skill development and employment opportunities.

Presenting the budget, State Finance Minister Suresh Khanna said that it includes a revenue account expenditure of Rs 4,227.94 crore and a capital account expenditure of Rs 7,981.99 crore.

Khanna noted that the proposed supplementary budget constitutes 1.66 per cent of the original budget for the current fiscal. As per the features of the supplementary budget, industrial development has been allocated Rs 7,500.81 crore, the Energy department has got Rs 2,000 crore and the Transport department has been allocated Rs 1,000 crore to purchase new buses.