Uttar Pradesh budget 2017-18 - Latest Current Affairs for Competitive Exams

Question: On July 11, 2017, Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Rajesh Agrawal presented the budget for the financial year 2017-18. Year-2017 is proposed to be celebrated in the state as ….
(a) Garib Kallyan Varsh
(b) Mahila Kallyan Varsh
(c) KisanKallyan Varsh
(d) Yuva Kallyan Varsh
Ans: (a)
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On July 11, 2017, Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Rajesh Agrawal presented the budget for the financial year 2017-18.
The proposed budget of Uttar Pradesh for 2017-18 for Rs.
3,84,659.71 crore is 10.9 per cent higher than last financial year.
The new budget provides Rs 55,781.96 crore for new schemes.
On the occasion of Pundit Deen Dayal Upadhyay’s birth centenary, year 2017 will be celebrated by the Uttar Pradesh Government as ‘Garib Kallyan varsh’.
Stopping fiscal deficit in the budget, 36 thousand crore rupees have been made for crop loan redemption without paying any additional tax.
State’s indebtedness has improved. At present, this is 28.6% of the State’s gross domestic product, while the indebtedness in the last financial year was approximately 30%.
Rs 288 crore for Metro rail projects in Kanpur, Varanasi, Agra and Gorakhpur have been proposed along with further development of Lucknow Metro to make world class modern transport system available to the public in the state.
The provision of Rs. 10 crores has been made while offering Vishwakarma Shram Samman Yojna to assist traditional self-employed people.
Grant of Rs 10 crore has been proposed for Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Kisan Samrudhi Yojana, in order to improve the rugged, barren and water logged lands in rural areas, treatment of allotted land to agricultural laborers and to provide them livelihood.
A budget of Rs. 250 crore has been arranged for the marriage of daughters of poor parents of weaker section of the society.
An amount of Rs. 10 crore has been made in the budget for the University of Agriculture and Technology Kanpur, Faizabad, Meerut, Banda and for the establishment of Center of Excellence for Research.
Rs 3972 crore for the maintenance of roads of the stateand making it free from pits, Under the Special Area Program, Rs. 300 crore for Bundelkhand and Rs. 200 crore have been made for new schemes of development.
Rs. 300 crore under P. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar Vikas Yojana; Rs. 385 crores under Chief Minister Urban Development and Slum Development Plan, Rs. 3000 Crores Prime Minister Housing Scheme – Housing for all (Urban Mission) and a provision of Rs. 218 crores 75 lacs has been made for Pt. Din Dayal Antyodaya Yojana National Urban Livelihood Mission.
Rs. 21 crore 12 lakhs have been provided fo rall girls under Ahilyabai Free Education Scheme for education till the graduate level. Rs. 142 crores for pre middle-scholarship scheme of backward class students (boys and girls) Rs1061.32 crores for post-middle scholarship and reimbursement of fee.
While provision of Rs. 941.83 crore has been made scholarship scheme and for reimbursement of fees for the students of minority community.
A provision of Rs. 50 crores has also been made for the convenience of Wi-Fi in all state and private colleges and universities.
Under the Swadesh Darshan scheme, a provision of Rs. 1240 crores has been made for Ayodhya, Varanasi and Mathura respectively for Ramayana Circuit, Buddhist Circuit and Krishna Circuit Schemes.
Under the Prasad scheme, a provision of Rs. 800 crore has been made for the development of infrastructure facilities in Ayodhya, Varanasi and Mathura cities and Rs. 200 crore for the establishment of a cultural center in Varanasi.
Rs. 500 crore for Ardhkumbh Fair 2019 to be organised in Allahabad, Rs 20 crore for construction of Kailash Mansarovar building in Ghaziabad, Rs 25 crore for the development of water sports in Ramgarh pond Gorakhpur, Rs. 10 crore for Vindhyachal tourism development and Rs. 5 crore for the development of Mathura’s Nagla Chandrabhan under Rural Tourism as well as a proposal of Rs. 3 crore for organizing the Ramayana Conclave has been done in the budget.
Rs 2000 crores for development of infrastructure facilities in 61 cities, under the Amrut Yojana, Rs.1500 crores under Smart City Mission, Rs.1000 crores for Swachh Bharat Mission (urban) scheme, Rs.240 crores under Namami Gange Scheme and for lake protection scheme a provision of Rs. 70 crores has been made.

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