The Yogi Adityanath government announced new projects and scheme worth just Rs 21,212.94 crore in the 2019-20 fiscal, with focus on infrastructure. The funds earmarked for the new projects are around five per cent of the total budget.
In the schedule of new demand presented along with the budget, major new scheme launched by the Bharatiya Janata Party government is Kanya Sumangala Yojna, which aims at raising health and educational standards of girls, brightening their future, bring in a positive change in thinking and instilling a sense of respect towards women. A provision of Rs 1,200 crore has been made for the scheme.
A Bundelkhand and Purvanchal development board will be set up by the government for accelerating development of the two regions of the state. A token provision of Rs 4 crore each have been made for the two boards.
For multi-level parking and advocates’ chambers at Allahabad High Court, a provision of Rs 150 crore and Rs 40 crore for the construction of VVIP suits and conference hall at High Court in Allahabad have been made.
With focus on infrastructure, provisions of Rs 175 crore each have been made for construction of metro rails in Kanpur and Agra, while Rs 150 crore has been given for starting the process to constructing metro rails at Varanasi, Meerut, Gorakhpur, Prayagraj and Jhansi.
Besides, Rs 400 crore has been earmarked for Ghaziabad-Meerut Transport Corridor.
In the power sector, provision for Rs 103 crore has been made for Anpara-D project and Rs 29.13 crore for Harduaganj power project.
The government has allocated Rs 1,194 crore for Purvanchal Expressway, Rs 1,000 crore for Bundelkhand Expressway, Rs 1,000 crore for Gorakhpur Link Expressway and Rs 500 crore for Defence Industrial Corridor in Bundelkhand. The government has also made provision of Rs 800 crore for Jewar international airport in and Rs 200 crore for Ayodhya airport.
For the police department, the government has allocated Rs 2,009 crore for construction of residential quarters and other infrastructure.
The government has decided to set up new medical colleges and AIIMS and provision of Rs 106 crore each has been made for new medical colleges in Hardoi, Pratapgarh, Siddharthnagar, Deoria, Mirzapur and Ghazipur while Rs 100 crore has been earmarked for Jaunpur medical college. Besides, Rs 100 crore each has been earmarked for AIIMS at Rae Bareli and the new Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University in Lucknow.
The Ayushman Bharat Scheme has been pumped with Rs 1,800 crore while a new Ayurvedic hospital will be set up at Hapur.
In the education sector, Rs 2 crore has been allocated for Atal Sushashan Peeth in Lucknow University and Rs 63 lakh for Gorakshnath Peeth at Gorakhpur University. Besides, Rs 10 crore has been provided for a new state university in Saharanpur.