Uttar Pradesh
Supplementary Budget
- 19 Aug 2021
- 1 min read
Why in News
- On August 18, 2021, the Uttar Pradesh government presented a supplementary budget of Rs 7,301.52 crore in the state assembly to meet the additional expenditure for the current financial year 2021-22.
Key Points
- State Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna presented this supplementary budget in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
- This supplementary budget is only 1.33 percent of the annual budget of Rs 5.5 lakh crore for the current financial year. The focus of this supplementary budget is on creating new employment opportunities.
- In this budget, the most important issues of public welfare or fulfillment of a particular scheme have been focused. There are some new demands, especially to create employment opportunities for the youth, for which Rs 3,000 crore has been allocated.
- Apart from this, emphasis will be given on social security fund for advocates, improvement of electricity system, construction of Ambedkar memorial and cultural centre, conservation of cattle and augmentation of infrastructure in Ayodhya.
