Yogi Adityanath to table UP Budget on Friday; farm, infra bonanza on cards

UP Budget to have Union Budget imprint of rural economy focus

A week before Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath lays out the red carpet for India Inc at the mega Investors’ Summit, his government will table Annual Budget 2018 in the state legislature on Friday.

This would be the second Annual Budget of the Adityanath regime, one which is expected to give major leg-up to the agricultural, infrastructure and social sectors.

A senior cabinet minister told Business Standard that the UP Budget would be largely in the same mould as Union Budget 2018, which is primarily focused on boosting the rural economy and supporting the beleaguered farm sector for boosting