Uttar pradesh budget 2020-21

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Uttar pradesh budget 2020-21

Uttar Pradesh govt total budget 2020-21

UP govt presents Rs 5,12,860 crore budget for FY 2020-21 in state assembly on 18th February 2020.

Budget 2020-21 provisions for women and child welfare

  • There is a Provision of Rs. 1200 crore under ‘Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangla Yojna’.
  • An amount of Rs. 1432 crore proposed under the Destitute Women Pension scheme for maintenance of destitute women and their children.
  • The budget 2020-21 proposed Rs 4,000 crore for Rashtriya Poshan Abhiyaan

Provisions for Agriculture and Horticulture in Budget 2020-21

  • Target of 641.74 lakh MT of food grains and 13.90 lakh MT of oilseeds has been set for 2020-21.
  • Target to distribute 102 lakh MT of fertilizers next year to ensure adequate availability of fertilizers to farmers.
  • It is proposed to distribute 40606 improved farm implements on subsidy by setting up 1694 custom hiring centres and 305 farm machinery banks to promote mechanisation keeping in view shortage of farm hands.

Budget 2020-2021 provisions for Tourism and culture

  • In the year 2018, more than 28 crore 88 lakh tourists visited Uttar Pradesh, out of which 28 crore 50 lakh number of Indian tourists and 37 lakh 80 thousand number of foreign tourists.
  • The festival of Deepotsav was held again in Ayodhya on October 26, 2019, and more than 4 lakh 04 thousand 26 lamps were lit on this occasion. This was a new record which was included in the Guinness Book of World Records.
  • An arrangement of Rs 85 crores is proposed for the development of high-level tourist infrastructure facilities in Ayodhya. A provision of Rs 10 crore is proposed for strengthening the Tulsi memorial building in Ayodhya.
  • For the purpose of preserving the cultural and ancient heritage of the state, some ambitious plans are proposed for the development of Garhmukteshwar area in Hapur district, development of water sports at Ramgarh Tal in Gorakhpur, construction of heliports at important tourist places, implementation of 46 tourism development schemes, etc.
  • A provision of Rs 200 crore is proposed for the Shri Kashi Vishwanath temple expansion and beautification scheme.
  • There is a target to increase the forest cover and tree cover to 15 percent by the year 2030, for which, in various plantation schemes, large scale rugged, manure and degraded forest land, community land and private land of farmers on the road, railway line and private property of farmers. There is an action plan to plant trees at the level.

Budget 2020-21 provisions for Rural Development

  • An amount of Rs. 6,240 crore proposed to get constructed 05 lakh housing units next year under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (Rural).
  • An amount of Rs. 5,791 crore proposed under the Swachha Bharat Mission (Rural).
  • Target to create 35 crore mandays of employments under MNREGA Scheme next year. For this purpose Rs. 4,800 crore proposed.
  • Provision of about Rs. 175 crore for 19 clusters selected in three phases under the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission in the state.
  • 639 crore proposed under the Mukhya Mantri Awas Yojna (Rural).
  • 3300 crore proposed for piped drinking water scheme in Bundelkhand, Vindhya region and quality affected villages.

Namami Gange & Rural Water Supply

  • An amount of Rs. 1,554 crore proposed for Saryu Canal Project, 1736 crore for Central Ganga Canal second phase and Rs. 252 crore for Arjun Sahayak Project.
  • An amount of Rs. 393 crore proposed for Rajghat Canal Project, Rs. 295 crore for Water Sector Restructuring Project and Rs. 200 crore for Kanhar Irrigation Project.
  • 966 crore for flood control and water drainage projects.
  • 300 crore proposed for constructing damaged concrete structures of canals.

Housing and Urban Development

  • A target of constructing 4 lakh houses for weaker sections by March 2021.
  • Metro rail service is available in Lucknow, Ghaziabad and Noida. Work of Regional Rapid Transit System from Delhi to Meerut is in progress. An arrangement of Rs. 900 crore made for it.
  • An arrangement of Rs. 358 crore proposed for Kanpur Metro Rail Project.
  • An arrangement of Rs. 286 crore proposed for Agra Metro Rail Project.

Welfare of Persons with Disabilities

  • Provision of Rs. 621 crore for the pension beneficiary under Divyangjan Pension Yojana in budget 2020-21.
  • Proposal of Rs. 30 crore to establish ‘Samekit Vishesh Madhyamik Vidhyalaya’.
  • Provision of Rs. 25 crore for maintenance of the children of Divyang parents under Palanhaar Yojana.
  • Proposal of Rs. 37 crore to provide Artificial Limb, Caliper, Tricycle, Wheel Chair etc. to divyangjan in all 75 district of the state.

Revenue estimates of Uttar pradesh

Gross State Domestic Product

Gross State Domestic Product of Uttar Pradesh for 2020-21 is estimated to be Rs 17,91,263 crore.  This is based on the estimate that the state’s economy will grow at a rate of 6% from the year 2019-20.  In 2019-20, GSDP is estimated to grow at a rate of 14% over the previous year.

 

Fiscal deficit

Fiscal Deficit of Rs. 53,195.46 crore is estimated, which is 2.97 percent of the estimated Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP).

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