With eye on 2019 polls, UP govt may seek Rs 400 bn in supplementary budget

The Uttar Pradesh government is likely to seek almost Rs 400 billion in additional budgetary grants during the forthcoming monsoon session of the state legislature.   

The Yogi Adityanath Cabinet on Tuesday passed the supplementary budget proposals to be tabled in the State Assembly on August 27.  

In the current election year, the additional grants would be used for flagship development and infrastructure projects, apart from welfare schemes. In the run-up to the crucial 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government needs liberal doses of funds for various flagship projects, including the Purvanchal Expressway, Bundelkhand Expressway, and