Highlights of U.P. Budget 2020-21

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 The budget size for the year is Rs. 5,12,860.72 crore.

 The budget includes new schemes of Rs. 10,967.87 crore.

Home Department

 Provision of Rs. 650 crore for construction of non-residential building and Rs. 600 crore for residential buildings of Police Department.

 Rs. 300 crore proposed for construction of residential and non-residential buildings in newly created districts.

 Provision of Rs. 150 crore for construction of residential and non-residential buildings of fire fighting stations.

 Provision of Rs. 122 crore under the Police Modernisation scheme.

 Rs. 60 crore proposed for construction of forensic labs.

 Provision of Rs. 97 crore under Safe City Lucknow scheme.

 Provision of Rs. 20 crore to set up UP Police Forensic University.

 Provision of Rs. 27 crore for ex-gratia payment to the families of police and fire fighting employees, who martyred/or sustained injury during discharge of their duty.

 Provision of Rs. 10 crore to strengthen fire fighting services and another Rs. 20 crore to set up solar power plants to strengthen power arrangements.

 Provision of Rs. 28 crore for financial assistance under the Central Victim Compensation Fund scheme in the cases of acid attack, rape, human trafficking or murder.

 Provision of Rs. 14 crore under the Student Police Cadet scheme.

 Provision of Rs. 03 crore for Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children.

1 Women & Child Welfare

 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.

 Rs. 4000 crore proposed under the National Nutrition drive to check malnutrition in the state.

New Schemes for Youth

 Decision to start two new schemes- Chief Minister Apprenticeship Promotion scheme and Yuva Udyamita Vikas Abhiyan (YUVA) to link the youth of the state with self employment and employment.

 Provision of Rs. 100 crore under the Chief Minister Apprenticeship Promotion scheme to impart on-job training to the youth of the state in MSME Units and link them with an employment of definite period. Under the scheme the youths will not only be imparted training but also given stipend. Out of the total amount of stipend, Rs. 1500 will be borne by the Central Government, Rs. 1000 by the State Government and remaining amount by the concerning industry.

 A novel initiative is being taken through the Yuva Udyamita Vikas Abhiyan (YUVA) to provide employment to lakhs of trained youths in the state. Under this scheme YUVA Hub will be setup in every districts of the state. The Hub will assist the youth in project concept, financial help for one year and in operation of unit. The scheme is likely to make over one lakh youths self dependent. An amount of Rs. 50 crore is proposed for setting up YUVA Hub in every districts.

 Target to train 02 lakh youths under various training programmes of UP Skill Development Mission.

Health & Medical Education

 Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment Centre will be set up at King George Medical University Lucknow, Medical College Prayagraj and Medical College Meerut. It is proposed to set

2 up Advanced Diabetes and Endocrine Sciences Centre at SGPGI.

 Provision of Rs. 30 crore to set up 100 bed joint hospitals in the newly created districts.

 Rs. 65 crore proposed for buildings and equipment for Community Health Centres to strengthen medical facilities in rural areas.

 Proposal of Rs. 81 crore and Rs. 35 crore for constructing buildings of new Primary Health Centres and Community Health Centres respectively.

 An amount of Rs. 50 crore proposed to upgrade and convert Community Health Centres in rural areas into 100 bed hospitals.

 Provision of Rs. 70 crore for improvement, expansion and renovation of district men and women hospitals.

 Rs. 50 lakh proposed for expansion of OPD and Ward in the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherji (CIVIL) Hospital Lucknow and another Rs. 12.50 crore for constructing building of Trauma Centre.

 Rs. 291 crore proposed under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojna which is being implemented in all the districts of the state.

 Rs. 919 crore proposed for King George Medical University.

 Rs. 820 crore proposed for SGPGI.

 Rs. 309 crore proposed for Rural Institute of Medical Sciences, Saifai.

 Rs. 477 crore proposed for Dr. Ram Mahonar Lohiya Institute of Medical Sciences.

 Rs. 187 crore proposed for Cancer Institute, Lucknow.

 Provision of Rs. 40 crore proposed for providing free treatment of incurable diseases.

 Rs. 96 crore proposed for Government Medical College Azamgarh.

3  Rs. 73.86 crore proposed under the scheme of upgrading district hospitals into medical colleges.

Agriculture, Horticulture & Co-operatives

 Target to produce 641.74 lakh MT of food grains and 13.90 lakh MT of oilseeds in 2020-21.

 Target to distribute 61.43 lakh quintal of quality seeds next year.

 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.

Cane Development & Sugar Industry

 The State Government ensured payment of cane price amounting to Rs. 86 thousand 700 crore to 46 lakh 20 thousand cane growers. A record crushing of 02 thousand 143 lakh MT of sugar cane was done in last two years.

Rural Development & Panchayati Raj

 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.

 Rs. 639 crore proposed under the Mukhya Mantri Awas Yojna (Rural).

4  Rs. 1357 crore proposed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna.

 Rs. 3300 crore proposed for piped drinking water scheme in Bundelkhand, Vindhya region and quality affected villages.

 Provision of Rs. 458 crore under the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan Yojna for capacity augmentation of Panchayats, training and availability of infrastructure.

 Provision of Rs. 25 crore under the Mukhyamantri Panchayat Protsahan Yojana to promote best village panchayats.

 Provision of Rs. 25 crore for arrangements of rural stadiums and open gyms.

 Provision of Rs. 25 crore for promoting Yuvak evam Mahila Mangal Dal.

 Provision of Rs. 30 crore to set up Chandra Shekhar Azad Rural Development Secretariats in rural areas.

Jal Shakti, 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.

 Rs. 966 crore for flood control and water drainage projects.

 Rs. 300 crore proposed for constructing damaged concrete structures of canals.

 Rs. 3000 crore proposed for Jal Jeevan Mission under the Rural Drinking Water Supply programmes.

 Rs. 216 crore proposed for free boring schemes mid deep tube well scheme and deep boring scheme to be implemented in an integrated way in shape of Chief Minister's Minor Irrigation Scheme.

5  An arrangement of Rs. 48 crore made for rain water harvesting to fulfill the water requirement of increasing population.

 An arrangement of Rs. 50 crore proposed for boring schemes under ‘Har Khet Ko Pani’, a component of ‘Pradhanmantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna’ in 69 blocks of 18 districts where the rainfall is more than 750 mm.

Energy

 Solar Energy Policy 2017 implemented with an objective to attract private investment for increasing solar power generation. Target to generate 10,700 MW of solar power by 2022.

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.

 Proposals for Metro Rail Projects in Gorakhpur and other cities are being made. An arrangement of Rs. 200 crore proposed for the purpose.

 An arrangement of Rs. 50 crore proposed for establishing Rashtriya Prerna Sthal.

Basic, Secondary And Higher Education

 A target of distributing text books and work books among 1 crore 90 lakh students for next educational session.

 To promote higher education, 03 new state universities are being setup in Saharanpur, Azamgarh and Aligarh. Setting up of Police Forensic University is proposed in the state.

6 Besides, setting up of Ayush University is proposed in Gorakhpur and Law University in Prayagraj district.

 An amount of Rs. 270 crore is proposed for Atal Residential Schools being set up in 18 divisions of the state.

 An amount of Rs. 18 thousand 363 crore proposed under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan to improve school education at primary and senior primary levels in the state.

 An arrangement of Rs. 111 crore made under Rashtriya Uchchtar Shiksha Abhiyan for the development of infrastructure facilities in the field of higher education.

Expressway & Airports

 Decision to construct Ballia Expressway to link Ballia with and 91 km long Gorakhpur Link Expressway with Poorvanchal Expressway.

 Provision of Rs. 2000 crore for about 637 km long 'Ganga Expressway' from Meerut to Prayagraj. It will be the longest Expressway of the country.

 Provision of Rs. 2000 crore for 'Noida International Greenfield Airport' at Jewar in Gautambuddhnagar.

 Provision of Rs. 500 crore for Ayodhya Airport and Rs. 92 crore 50 lakh for Airports under the Regional Connectivity scheme.

Public Works

 An Arrangement of Rs. 2305 crore for construction, widening and strengthening of rural roads has been proposed. An arrangement of Rs. 1500 crore proposed for Rajya Sadak Nidhi.

 2.31 lakh km long road network is under PWD. A sum of Rs. 3524 crore proposed for its maintenance.  A sum of Rs. 830 crore proposed for Uttar Pradesh Core Road Network Project setup with the help of World Bank for construction of roads under it.  A sum of Rs. 755 crore proposed for Uttar Pradesh Mukhya Zila Vikas Pariyojna setup with the help of Asian Development Bank for construction of roads under it. 7  With a view to accelerating the pace of development in Purvanchal and Bundelkhand areas, Rs. 300 crore proposed for Purvanchal Nidhi and Rs. 210 crore proposed for Bundelkhand Nidhi.  A sum of Rs. 39 crore proposed for improving the black spots indentified in accident prone areas and for taking various security measures, so that the number of road accidents is brought down.  A sum of Rs. 14 crore proposed for construction of roads in 07 districts situated on Nepal border. Rs. 124 crore proposed for acquisition of land.  A sum of Rs. 2080 crore proposed for completion of construction, widening and strengthening of roads under “Kendriya Marg Nidhi”.  An arrangement of Rs. 170 crore made for construction of bypasses, ring roads and crossings in the cities.  Proposal has been made for widening of such roads which are single or single and half lane wide. These roads will be widened to two lane or four lane as per the traffic volume. These roads will have paved shoulders as well.  A proposal of Rs. 2529 crore made for construction of bridges.

Law & Justice

 A sum of Rs. 533 crore proposed for construction works, purchase of machines, furnishing and equipment in Hon’ble High Court.

 A sum of Rs. 150 crore proposed for the construction of new buildings in Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court.

 An arrangement of Rs. 100 crore made for construction of residences for High Court Judges.

 An arrangement of Rs. 400 crore proposed for establishment of courts in various districts of the state.

 A sum of Rs. 150 crore proposed for construction of residences in various districts for judicial officers.

 An arrangement of Rs. 75 crore made for setting up CCTV and other security equipment in lower courts of the state.

8  Transfer of Rs. 06 crore collected from net sales of welfare stamps related with Uttar Pradesh Adhivakta Kalyan Nidhi to Trust Committee proposed. Subsidy of Rs. 20 crore for the Committee also proposed.

 A sum of Rs. 05 crore proposed for the Corpus Fund for helping young lawyers. An amount of Rs. 10 crore proposed for purchase of books and magazines.

 An arrangement of Rs. 05 crore proposed for construction of lawyers’ chambers and other infrastructure facilities in various districts.

Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fishries

 10 years lease allotment for 5000 hectare community ponds under the ownership of gram panchayats. A target has been fixed for the production and distribution of 295 crore Fingerlings from all the sources.

 Target of covering 01 lakh 93 thousand fish breeders through free premium under the 'Machhua Durghatana Beema Yojana'.

 Target of giving free houses to 1000 homeless fish breeders @ Rs. 1.20 lakh per unit.

Tourism, Culture, Religious and Charitable Endowment

 Provision of Rs. 85 crore for the development of high class infrastructure tourist facilities. Proposal of Rs. 10 crore for strengthening of Tulsi Smarak Bhawan in Ayodhya.

 Provision of Rs. 180 crore for setting-up a Cultural Centre in Varanasi district.

 Proposal of Rs. 50 crore to promote Tourism Units under Uttar Pradesh Tourism Policy-2018.

 Development of Garhmuketshwar in district Hapur to conserve cultural and ancient heritage, development of Water Sports in Ramgarh Taal in Gorakhpur, construction of Heliport on important tourist centres, implementation of 46 tourism development schemes etc. are proposed.

 Provision of Rs. 25 crore for the development of Water Sports in Ramgarh Taal in district Gorakhpur. 9  Provision of Rs. 200 crore for the expansion and beautification scheme of Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple.

 Provision of Rs. 18 crore for the construction of Vedic Vigyan Kendra under Kashi Hindu Vishwavidyalaya.

 Provision of Rs. 08 crore for the subsidy of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and Rs. 10 lakh for Sindhu Darshan Yatra.

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

 Provision of Rs. 250 crore for ODOP.

Khadi & Gramodhyog

 Target has been fixed to provide employment to 16,000 persons of the state under Mukhyamantri Gramodhyog Rozgar Yojana.

Handicraft & Textiles

 Target of creating employment opportunities for 25,000 weavers in textile sector in the next year.

Social Welfare

 Provision or Rs. 01 thousand 459 crore for Old age/Kisan Pension Scheme.

 Provision of Rs. 01 thousand 151 crore for Rashtriya Vriddhavastha Pension Yojana.

 Provision of Rs. 500 crore under the National Family Benefit Scheme.

 Provision of Rs. 250 crore for Mukhyamantri Samuhik Vivah Yojana.

 Proposal of Rs. 02 thousand 35 crore under Scholarship Schemes for scheduled caste students.

 Proposal of Rs. 01 thousand 375 crore under Scholarship Schemes for backward class students.

Welfare of Persons with Disabilities

 Provision of Rs. 621 crore for the pension beneficiary under Divyangjan Pension Yojana.

10  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.

Minorities Welfare

 Provision of Rs. 783 crore for improvement of education, sanitation, health, drinking water and basic infrastructure facilities under 'Pradhanmantri Jan Vikas Karyakram' in minority dominated areas.

 Provision of Rs. 479 crore to provide educational facilities of modern subjects, besides religious education, in recognised Madarsas and Maktabs.

Revenue

 Provision of Rs. 2578 crore for 'Rajya Aapda Mochak Nidhi' in next year for providing relief to affected families from natural calamities. Provision of Rs. 1000 crore for 'Rashtriya Aapda Mochak Nidhi'.

 Provision of Rs. 500 crore for 'Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana'.

 Proposal of Rs. 99 crore to provide insurance cover to 73 lakh beneficiaries under 'Pradhanmantri Jeevan Jyoti Beema Yojana' in next year. Provision of Rs. 3.60 crore to provide insurance cover under 'Pradhanmantri Suraksha Beema Yojana'. Provision of Rs. 10 crore to provide insurance cover to 06 lakh beneficiaries under 'Aam Aadmi Beema Yojana'.

Planning

 Provision of Rs. 1000 crore for 'Accelerated Economic Development Scheme' for the speedy implementation of development works in the state.

 Provision of Rs. 74 crore under Nepal Border Area Development Programme.

Fiscal Services

State GST, Service Tax and VAT  An estimated revenue receipt of Rs. 91,568 crore, from State Goods & Services Tax (SGST) and Value Added Tax (VAT) has been fixed.

Excise Duty  A revenue receipt of Rs. 37,500 crore is estimated from excise duty.

Stamp and Registration  A revenue receipt of Rs. 23,197 crore is estimated from Stamp and Registration.

Motor Vehicle Tax  A revenue receipt of Rs. 8,650 crore is estimated from Motor Vehicle Tax.

Budget estimate for Financial Year

Receipts

 Total receipts of Rs. 5,00,558.53 crore estimated.

 The total receipts include Rs. 4,22,567.83 crore by way of Revenue Receipts and Rs. 77,990.70 crore by way of Capital Receipts.

 The revenue receipts include Rs. 3,18,884.17 crore by way of Tax Revenue. The tax revenue include 1,66,021 crore as Tax Revenue from own sources and Rs. 1,52,863.17 crore as State's Share in the Central Taxes.

Expenditure

 A total expenditure of Rs. 5,12,860.72 crore is estimated.

 The total expenditure includes Rs. 3,95,116.95 crore as expenditure under Revenue Account and Rs. 1,17,743.77 crore as Capital Account.

12 Consolidated Fund

 After deducting total expenditure from the receipts of Consolidated Fund, a deficit of Rs. 12,302.19 crore is estimated.

Public Account

 Net receipt of Rs. 8,500 crore is estimated from Public Account.

Net Result of All Transactions

 Net result of all transactions is estimated to be of (-) Rs. 3,802.19 crore.

Closing Balance

 The closing balance is estimated to be of Rs. 18,520.68 crore while taking the opening balance of Rs. 22,322.87 crore into account.

Revenue Saving

 Revenue saving of Rs. 27,450.88 crore is estimated.

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).

 The State's Debt Liability is estimated to be of 28.8 percent of the Gross State Domestic Product.

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