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The Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh present its maiden Budget on Tuesday and allocated Rs 36,000 crores to fund farm loan waivers. Another Rs 660 crores was set aside to revive cooperative sugar mills in the state. UP Finance Minister Rajesh Agarwal has earmarked Rs 450 crore for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna, Rs […]

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The Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh present its maiden Budget on Tuesday and allocated Rs 36,000 crores to fund farm loan waivers. Another Rs 660 crores was set aside to revive cooperative sugar mills in the state.

UP Finance Minister Rajesh Agarwal has earmarked Rs 450 crore for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna, Rs 261 crore for a soil survey and Rs 968 crore under the Agriculture Development Scheme. The Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state also announced a numer of initiatives for farmers and the marginalised sections of society.

The Cabinet has allocated Rs 5.66 crore for the construction of hostels for poor students. Unemployed students from economically backward classes will also be provided “O” level computer training, for which Rs 11 crore has been set aside. Rs 551.28 crore has been allocated to reimburse the fees of such students.

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