Amidst the ruckus of the opposition members in the assembly, Finance Minister Suresh Khanna tabled the second supplementary grants for the current financial year 2021-22 and the vote on account for the first four months of next fiscal 2022-23 in the state assembly on Thursday.
The size of the second supplementary budget is Rs.8479.53 crore and the vote on account is of Rs 1, 68,903.23 crore.
The opposition members disrupted the proceedings of the House and raised slogans. The Samajwadi Party and the Congress members came into the well of the House, demanding the dismissal of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni in the Lakhimpur Kheri case. Due to the uproar by the opposition members, the proceedings of the House were adjourned first for half an hour and later for half an hour and then for 15 minutes.
With Rs 4,000 crore, the major share in the supplementary grants has been allocated for the workers of the unorganised sector. Pension for the physically challenged persons, old age pension has also been increased while a provision of Rs 10 crore has been made for the Sports department.
Ahead of the upcoming state assembly polls, the UP government has announced some major measures in the supplementary budget. As per the budget, Rs 100 crore has been allocated to fulfill the state's power supply. For 'Har Ghar Bijli' scheme, Rs 185 crore has been earmarked and another Rs 670 crore has been allotted for farmers and senior citizens’ pension fund.
Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first phase of the Kashi Vishwanath Dham in Varanasi; the state government allocated Rs 10 crore for Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga. In the budget, Rs 150 crore has been earmarked for the Information department and Rs 10 crore for UP Gaurav Samman.
Both the finance bills are likely to be passed on Friday, the last day of the winter session and also the last sitting of the 17th UP Assembly. The state goes to polls early 2022.