UP Supplementary Budget: ₹24,496.98 Crore Sought, Focus on Growth and Welfare

The Uttar Pradesh government sought assembly approval for a ₹24,496.98 crore supplementary budget during the winter session, stressing growth and welfare. The extra outlay, equal to 3.03% of the original budget of ₹8,08,736.06 crore, targeted industrial development, power, health, urban projects and social schemes across the state.

Finance minister Suresh Khanna told legislators that after adjusting for central assistance, the net pressure on the consolidated fund would be ₹22,299.74 crore. The Centre’s share for centrally sponsored schemes stood at ₹2,197.24 crore. Khanna said the government planned to meet the additional load through revenue gains and tighter control on wasteful spending.

Sectoral priorities in Uttar Pradesh supplementary budget

Explaining the spending pattern, Khanna said, "The supplementary budget includes provisions of ₹18,369.30 crore for revenue expenditure and ₹6,127.68 crore for capital expenditure. The focus is on meeting revenue needs while simultaneously reinforcing infrastructure through enhanced capital investment," he added. Revenue heads covered ongoing services, while capital plans backed long-term projects.

Signalling the main thrust areas, Khanna detailed fresh allocations for key sectors tied to growth and services. "Allocations include ₹4,874 crore for industrial development, ₹4,521 crore for the power sector, ₹3,500 crore for health and family welfare, ₹1,758.56 crore for urban development, and ₹639.96 crore for technical education." These amounts aimed to support investment and service delivery.

Social schemes and fiscal discipline in Uttar Pradesh supplementary budget

Khanna added that welfare and future-focused schemes also received funds. "The budget also gives due attention to social and future-oriented sectors, with ₹535 crore earmarked for women and child development, ₹500 crore for UPNEDA to promote solar and renewable energy, ₹423.80 crore for medical education, and ₹400 crore for the sugarcane and sugar mill sector," he said.

Khanna stated that the additional spending sought to keep development work on track. "It has been introduced to sustain the momentum of development, provide additional resources to essential sectors, and fast-track schemes in response to emerging needs," he said. The minister said such adjustments were routine when approved funds fell short during a year.

Presenting the wider picture, Khanna told the House that supplementary grants were taken up when existing allocations proved inadequate or when schemes changed. These proposals allowed the legislature to approve new needs. With this exercise, Khanna said, "With the inclusion of the supplementary provisions, the total budget outlay for the financial year has now increased to ₹8,33,233.04 crore," finance minister Suresh Khanna said in the assembly.

Khanna underlined that the Yogi Adityanath government continued to follow the FRBM Act. The law sets targets for fiscal and revenue deficits, debt levels and borrowing. It also mandates transparency in state finances. Khanna said adherence to these rules helped maintain discipline while still funding priority schemes.

Citing Union government estimates, Khanna said Uttar Pradesh’s Gross State Domestic Product was projected at ₹31.14 lakh crore, higher than earlier figures. "This is significant as we are a revenue surplus state," he said. The surplus status, according to Khanna, created space for capital investment while keeping deficits under control.

The minister also compared recent budget trends. In 2024-25, Uttar Pradesh presented two supplementary budgets, of ₹12,209.93 crore in July and ₹17,865.72 crore in December 2024, taking that year’s total budget to ₹7,66,512.65 crore. The original 2025-26 budget of ₹8,08,736 crore was 9.8% higher than the 2024-25 original outlay of ₹7,36,437 crore, excluding those two additions.