Adityanath directs govt depts to embrace 'fiscal discipline' as polls loom

Halfway into his term, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (pictured) has started preparing for the electoral battle in 2022. Miffed at the slow pace of implementation of flagship schemes, he has directed government departments to embrace "fiscal discipline". The government is planning to put a cap on the expenses the departments can incur at the fag end of a financial year. Under the new scheme of things, these departments would be allowed to spend only 30 per cent and 15 per cent of their annual Budgets in the last quarter and the last month of each fiscal year. This