Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami presented a budget of Rs 89,230 crore for the financial year 2024-25
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Uttarakhand government presented a budget of Rs 89,230 crore for the year 2024-25, which is 15.27 per cent more than the previous year.
The economic growth rate of Uttarakhand was 7.63 per cent in the year 2022-23. It is higher than the national average.
As per the multidimensional poverty Index, 9 lakh 17 thousand 299 people have come out of poverty in the state.
In the budget, Rs 5,658 crore has been allocated for the welfare of the poor including Rs 93 crore for housing for the poor, Rs 600 crore for food grains supply and Rs 55 crore for free gas refills.
Rs 1,679 crore has been allocated for youth welfare, technical education and higher education.
Rs 2,415 crore has been allocated for various farmer-centric schemes, including cooperative initiatives, apple cultivation, farmer pensions, and fisheries development.
The state government has spent Rs 13780 crore for infrastructure development.
The state government has made more than 30 policies to promote industrial development and employment.
With a 12 per cent increase in per capita income, it reached Rs 2.60 lakh in 2023-24.
The budget sets aside approximately Rs 14,538 crore for gender-specific initiatives.
