The Yogi Adityanath-led UP government tabled the annual Budget 2023-24 in the state Legislative Assembly. The 6.90 lakh crore “development-oriented” budget focused on infrastructural developmental, including aviation, road and railways.
Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna presented the state budget which was earlier passed in a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
“This is the biggest budget in the history of the state,” finance minister told reporters.
Presenting the Budget in the state legislative assembly, Khanna said: “Our focus is on the infrastructure sector, and our goal is to achieve $1 trillion economy.”
The finance minister said that in the coming years, 5 international and 16 domestic airports will become functional in the state, thus a total of 21 airports.
“There are 3 international airports functional in the state. International airports are under construction at Jewar and Ayodhya. As many as five international airports will become functional in the state soon,” said the UP’s FM.
“During the tenure of our government, the construction work of 4 airports has been completed and the construction work of 6 airports (Aligarh, Azamgarh, Moradabad, Shrawasti, Chitrakoot and Sonbhadra) is nearing completion,” he added.
UP Budget 2023 Highlights: Allocations for other infrastructural developments
- For Gorakhpur Industrial Corridor, which will come up near the Gorakhpur Link Expressway, the state government proposes to set aside Rs 200 crore.
- Construction work on Delhi-Ghaziabad Meerut RRTS Corridor is in progress. In the financial year 2023-2024, a provision of Rs 1306 crore is proposed for it.
- A provision of Rs 100 crore is proposed for the implementation of the Metro Rail project in Varanasi, Gorakhpur and other cities.
- A budget arrangement of Rs 585 crore is proposed for the Kanpur Metro Rail Project in the financial year 2023-2024.
- A budget arrangement of Rs 465 crore is proposed for the Agra Metro Rail Project
- The government has earmarked Rs 235 crore for the link road between Jhansi and Chitrakoot.
- A provision of Rs 2,538 crore have been earmarked for the broadening of highways across the state.
- A sum of Rs 150 crore is proposed for the development of infrastructure facilities in Lucknow, all development authorities of the state, and for the rope-way service in Varanasi and other cities.
- An amount of Rs 1,700 crore is proposed for the construction of railway overhead bridges and Rs 1,850 crore for other bridges.
- Rs 235 crore has been allocated for two new link Expressways, i.e, Jhansi Link Expressway and Chitrakoot link Expressway
