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2016 Budget of Uttar Pradesh
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Budget of Uttar Pradesh government 2016 India 2015 Budget of Uttar Pradesh government 2015 2017_Budget_of_Uttar_Pradesh_government 2017 12 February 2016https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/2017-elections-akhilesh-yadav-presents-populist-uttar-pradesh-budget-1276772 2017 Elections: Akhilesh Yadav Presents 'Populist' Uttar Pradesh Budget NDTV.com Akhilesh Yadav Vidhan Sabha, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 3.46 lc 49,960 crore Samajwadi PartyAnnual budget of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India
Akhilesh Yadav, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh announced the Uttar Pradesh Budget for 2016-17 on 12 February 2016. According to the Budget, the year 2016-17 has been announced to be the Year of the Youth and the Farmers. It was presented in Vidhan Sabha, Lucknow before the Governor and joint session of the two Houses. The 3.46 lc Budget 2016-17 was 14% more than 2015-2016.2017 Elections: Akhilesh Yadav Presents 'Populist' Uttar Pradesh Budget http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/2017-elections-akhilesh-yadav-presents-populist-uttar-pradesh-budget-1276772 30 March 2016 NDTV 12 February 2016Akhilesh gets poll-ready with populist budget http://www.pressreader.com/india/hindustan-times-lucknow/20160213/282419873305030/textview 30 March 2016 Press Reader 13 February 2016
Key Points
Total Budget: 3.46 lc
Revenue Expenditure: 2.53 lc
Capital Expenditure: 93, 580 crore
Fiscal Deficit: 49,960 crore, which is 4.04% of the state's Gross Domestic ProductAkhilesh tables UP's annual Budget of Rs 3.46 lakh cr http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/akhilesh-tables-up-s-annual-budget-of-rs-3-46-935-cr-116021200626_1.html 30 March 2016 Business Standard 12 February 2016
Allocations
Farmers
Agriculture
Agriculture has been one of the main focuses of the UP Budget 2016-17.
Provision of 1,336 crore for payment of cane price arrear to farmers.
Provision of 120 crore for constructing and strengthening of link roads to facilitate transportation.
Money obtained in Farmer Accident Insurance Scheme to increase from 1 lakhs to 5 lakhs.Salient Feature of the Budget 2016-17 3 http://information.up.nic.in/other_info_view.aspx?id=149 30 March 2016 22 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160322032746/http://information.up.nic.in/other_info_view.aspx?id=149 dead
Irrigation
Target to distribute crop loan of 93,212 crore for purchase of fertilizers, seeds, etc.
2,157 crore proposed for Sarayu Canal Project in Eastern UP to enable irrigation in 14 lakh hectares of area.
1,52 crore for irrigation schemes of the new programs has been proposed.Akhilesh Yadav presents poll-driven budget, Opposition says 'disappointing' http://www.dubaihotnews.com/akhilesh-yadav-presents-poll-driven-budget-opposition-says-disappointing 30 March 2016 Dubai Hot NewsJuly 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes
Social Security
A target of covering 55 lakh beneficiaries under Samajwadi Pension Yojna for the year 2016-17 has been set. 3,327 crore has been proposed for the same.
500 crore proposed for National Family Benefit Scheme.UP Budget 2016: Rs 9,660 cr for social security, weaker sections in UP budget http://www.india.com/business/up-budget-2016-rs-9660-cr-for-social-security-weaker-sections-in-up-budget-943342/ 30 March 2016 India.com 12 February 2016
Farmer Accident Insurance Scheme replaced with Samajwadi Insurance Scheme.UP BUDGET: RS.1,336 CRORE TO SUGARCANE FARMERS http://sugarnews.in/up-budget-rs-1336-crore-to-sugarcane-farmers/ 30 March 2016 Sugar News 13 February 2016
References
External links
Uttar Pradesh Budget 2017-2018 at Pradhan Mantri Vikas Yojana https://web.archive.org/web/20170715092157/http://pradhanmantrivikasyojana.in/uttar-pradesh-budget-2017-2018/ 15 July 2017
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