Suresh Kumar Khanna, Finance Minister of Uttar Pradesh presented the state’s Rs 8,08,736 crore budget for the Financial Year 2025-26 marking a 9.8 % increase from the previous fiscal. Additionally, it’s termed as the Uttar Pradesh’s biggest budget ever. The Maharashtra government had presented a budget of Rs.6,12,293 crore for the fiscal year.
Uttar Pradesh’s budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 includes infrastructure development, technology, education, healthcare, and social welfare, focusing to accelerate economic growth and improve public services across the state. The budget’s capital expenditures are 20.5 % of the total allocation, highlighting the government’s emphasis on industrial expansion, transportation, and investment-driven projects.
Key Highlights:
- Among sectoral allocations, 22 % has been allocated for infrastructure, 13 % for education, 11 % for agriculture and allied services, 6 % for medical and health sectors, and 4 % for social security programs.
- A key highlight of the budget is to create an “Artificial Intelligence City” to mark Uttar Pradesh as a leading hub for AI-based innovations and technology-driven enterprises. The government has proposed the creation of a Technology Research Translation Park in Cybersecurity.
- While in the education sector, a push has been made to turn technology into learning. ICT labs and smart classrooms will be set up in primary and higher secondary schools across the state.
- Government polytechnics will be upgraded with smart classrooms and fully digital libraries. A Centre of Excellence has been proposed to promote Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies.
- The budget also focuses on urban development, with 58 urban local bodies at district headquarters set to be transformed into model smart urban bodies.
- A total allocation of Rs 145 crore has been made for this initiative, with Rs 2.50 crore assigned to each urban body. The government plans to establish and renovate Science City, Science Parks, and Planetariums, fostering a culture of scientific curiosity and innovation among students and researchers.
- The Uttar Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board has announced a new scheme to establish labour hubs at district headquarters.
- The government has introduced a new scheme to provide scooters to meritorious female students, ensuring ease of mobility.
- The Uttar Pradesh government has focused on strengthening forensic and medical infrastructure. Six new forensic science laboratories are being set up in Ayodhya, Basti, Banda, Azamgarh, Mirzapur, and Saharanpur, enhancing the state’s forensic capabilities.
- The government has proposed an allocated Rs27 crore in the healthcare sector for the establishment of an autonomous medical college in Ballia and Rs25 crore for a similar institution in Balrampur.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said, “This budget is over 8,08,736 crore Rs, which is 9.8 per cent higher than the 2024-25 budget. On one hand, the growth in the budget size reflects the state’s strength, while on the other hand, it also shows the commitment of the double-engine government.”
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