Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad said, This budget has nothing to do with the state's farmers, youth, laborers, Dalits, backward classes, minorities... Hope is placed in someone who has ever lived up to expectations, but these people have never lived up to expectations... What hope can
Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Khanna on Wednesday presented the State Budget for 2026-27 in the Legislative Assembly, highlighting what he described as "all-round development" achieved during the previous and current tenures of the Yogi Adityanath government.
"Jab iss budget (Union Budget 2026-27) pe sabhi nigaahen jhuk gayi, toh wahan kaunsa accha budget aayega (If the Union Budget disappointed everyone, what can one expect (from UP budget). Kaunsa arthshastri CM baitha hai (The CM is not an economist)," Yadav told reporters in New Delhi.
In a post on 'X', CM Yogi said that "New Uttar Pradesh in a New India" has experienced unprecedented development and prosperity over the past ten years. Calling the upcoming budget a "decennial testament," the Chief Minister said it reflects his government's sustained commitment to the as
The Budget Session is scheduled to run from February 9 to February 20, with the state budget for the 2026-27 financial year to be presented on February 11.
The budget session of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly will commence on Monday, with extensive security and traffic arrangements in place in Lucknow.
The Minister also praised the Centre's efforts in providing significant funds to Uttar Pradesh under the 'Special Assistance to States' scheme, saying that the state is utilising these funds effectively.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asserted on Thursday that the state's budget for the year 2025-26 is 9.8 per cent higher than the 2024-25 budget with a focus on infrastructure development.
About 121 people, including women and children, were killed after a stampede at a 'Satsang' organised by a self-styled godman, Bhole Baba, aka Suraj Pal, in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras on July 2, 2024. The incident took place in the Fulari village in the district.
Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday strongly criticized the Uttar Pradesh Budget, accusing the BJP government of failing to deliver on its manifesto commitments despite presenting nine state budgets.
Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna presented the state's Rs8,08,736 crore budget for the Financial Year 2025-26 on Thursday, marking a 9.8 per cent increase from the previous fiscal.