Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 22 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh authorities proposed it’s going to present tablets or smartphones to college students underneath Swami Vivekananda Youth Empowerment Scheme. A financial provision of Rs 3,600 crore has been made for the scheme within the Budget doc for 2023-24, tabled within the Assembly at present.
State finance minister Suresh Khanna, in his speech, pegged the full Budget measurement at Rs 6.90 lakh crore. In 2022-23, the state’s Budget estimate was at Rs 6.15 lakh crore.
For the monetary yr 2023-24, the nominal charge of improve in Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is estimated at 19 per cent, stated Khanna, including that the state’s progress charge is encouraging in an period of probably international recession.
Among main budgetary allocations, the state allotted Rs 25,350 crore for Jal Jeevan Mission, hoping that each one households can be coated with faucet consuming water. Last yr’s allocation was Rs 19,500 crore. “By the year 2023-2024, a target has been set to provide pure drinking water under Jal Jeevan Mission by providing functional household tap connections to all 2.26 crore households in the state,” the Finance minister stated.
Further, underneath UP Tourism Policy 2022, the state units an funding goal of Rs 10 lakh crore, aiming to create 20,000 jobs within the subsequent 5 years. (ANI)