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UP Budget 2023: In Yogi govt 2.0’s biggest budget, focus on youth, women empowerment, jobs & more

The main focus of about Rs 7 lakh crore Budget is likely to be primarily on youth, women empowerment, infrastructure development, health & Education.

New Delhi: Yogi government 2.0 presented its annual Budget for the Financial year 2023-24 in the Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday. This is one of the largest Budget being tabled by Finance Minister Suresh Khanna.

This is 7th Budget of Yogi government since 2017. The main focus of Rs 7 lakh crore Budget is primarily on youth, women empowerment, infrastructure development, health & Education.

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# In view of the possible increase in the number of tourists as a result of the construction of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, the work of widening and beautification of 3 access roads is being done: FM Suresh Kumar Khanna

# International airports are under construction in Jewar and Ayodhya and soon 5 international airports will become functional in the state. State Govt has decided to increase the number of runways in Jewar Airport from 2 to 5: FM Suresh Khanna

# During the tenure of our government, the construction work of 4 airports has been completed so far & the construction work of 6 airports (Aligarh, Azamgarh, Moradabad, Shravasti, Chitrakoot and Sonbhadra) is nearing completion: FM Suresh Khanna

# In the coming years, 5 international and 16 domestic airports will become functional in the state, thus a total of 21 airports: FM Suresh Khanna

# Construction work on Delhi-Ghaziabad Meerut RRTS Corridor is underway. In the financial year 2023-2024, a provision of Rs 1306 Cr proposed for it. Provision of Rs 100 Cr proposed for the implementation of Metro Rail project in Varanasi, Gorakhpur & other cities: FM Suresh Khanna

# Through the skill development mission, more than 12 lakh youth were trained in 6 years and Rs 4.88 lakh youth were employed in prestigious companies under the scheme of training students studying in government secondary schools of the state: UP FM

# Rs 3,600 crores will be provided in the financial year 2023-2024 to give tablets/smartphones to the eligible students of Swami Vivekananda Youth Empowerment Scheme. A provision of Rs 60 crores is proposed for UP Information Technology and Startups Policy: FM Suresh Khanna

# Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, in the year 2022-2023, more than Rs 51,639.68 Crores has been transferred directly to the bank accounts of farmers through DBT: FM Suresh Khanna

# The rate of growth in GSDP for the financial year 2023-2024 has been estimated at 19%. In the era of global recession, the growth rate of the state’s economy is encouraging. Before 2017, the unemployment rate 14.4%, today it has come down to about 4.2%: UP FM

# The Global Investors Summit-2023 was attended by over 25,000 investors. I am happy to inform you that more than 19,000 MoUs worth about Rs 33.50 Lakh Crore were signed in this summit: FM Suresh Kumar Khanna

# UP’s growth rate for the financial year 2023-24 is likely to be 19%: FM Suresh Khanna

# Unemployment rate fell down from 14.14% in 2017 to 4.2%: FM Suresh Khanna

# Uttar Pradesh contributes to about 8% of nation’s GDP, says FM Suresh Khanna

Prior to presentatio of Uttar Pradesh Budget, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a meeting of cabinet ministers at his official residence.