![]() ![]() Trivedi’s circular incorporates general directives that include directives about making no token provisions. It will further emphasise development with welfare,” said Professor Yashvir Tyagi, former head of department economics, Lucknow University. The budget is likely to give a prominent place to this objective. By the time of the budget, hopefully, the state government will also have the benefit of having the road map ready for a trillion-dollar economy by the year 2027. Given the political heft of UP in Parliament, chief minister Yogi Adityanath is endeavouring to present UP as a model state of India, especially in the area of development. “The General Election due in 2024 will cast a long shadow on the state government’s forthcoming budget for the year 2023-24. The annual budget is likely to incorporate measures to help the state achieve the objective of becoming a trillion-dollar economy. Finalising the budgetary proposals is a top management function and the additional chief secretaries, principal secretaries and secretaries should examine the budgetary proposals by holding meetings at their levels before sending them to the state finance department,” said Trivedi.Īs all eyes will be set on the annual budget for 2023-2024, keeping in view 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the state government will have to strike a balance between curtailing expenditure and incorporating populist schemes ahead of the polls. “The state government’s budget is a policy document giving shape to the state. The state government’s orders for thrift measures should be specially taken care of in this regard,” said additional chief secretary, finance, Prashant Trivedi, in a circular dated September 30, sent to all additional chief secretaries, principal secretaries and secretaries. “Wasteful expenditure should be checked and unproductive expenditure should be minimised. It has asked departments to submit their proposals to the state finance department by November 30, which would be incorporated in the next budget. ![]() The Uttar Pradesh government has asked its departments to take a look at measures for thrift as it begins preparations for the annual budget for 2023-2024. ![]()
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