UP demands special package from Finance Comm to hit trillion-dollar economy

N K Singh, Commission chairman, said the demand for special packages had emerged from all the 27 states, that the Commission had so far visited, and UP was no different

Targetting to hit trillion-dollar economy mark by 2024, the Uttar Pradesh government has demanded a special package from the 15th Finance Commission, which is currently touring the state.

Commission chairman N K Singh today held a meeting with UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath and his senior cabinet colleagues to apprise the constitutional body of the roadmap drawn up by the state government to achieve its goals.

Talking to newspersons here this evening, Singh, replying to a Business Standard query, said the demand for special packages had emerged from all the 27 states, that the Commission had so far visited, and