Uttar Pradesh's finance minister Suresh Khanna, in his speech, pegged the total Budget size at Rs 6.90 lakh crore. In 2022-23, the state's Budget estimate was at Rs 6.15 lakh crore.
Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Khanna on Wednesday presented the state Budget, claiming that the state recorded a 16.8 per cent increase in Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), which is higher than the national growth rate in 2021-2022.
On the sports development front, the Manipur government has allocated Rs 7.2 crore this year for the promotion of the Indigenous Sports Complex in the Senapati district.
FY22-23 is the first year of production for the PLI Scheme for pharmaceuticals, the department said, adding that the department has earmarked about Rs 690 crore as Budget outlay in the present fiscal.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath condoled the demise of 15 former members, including current assembly members Rahul Prakash Kol and Keshari Nath Tripathi on the second day of the Uttar Pradesh Legislature's Budget Session on Tuesday.
Continuing the action against unruly MPs in the Rajya Sabha following the suspension of Congress MP Rajni Patil for the entire Budget Session, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar has given his consent for the privilege committee to examine the conduct of 12 MPs from the opposition.
Addressing both houses of the UP Legislature on the first day of the Budget session, the Governor said that the government was sensitive towards the issues of youth, women, farmers and businessmen and was leaving no stone unturned to address them effectively.