{"id":170460,"date":"2025-02-24T16:03:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T10:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=170460"},"modified":"2025-02-24T16:03:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T10:33:52","slug":"uttarakhand-unveils-%e2%82%b91-01-lakh-crore-budget-prioritizing-infra-and-welfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/uttarakhand-unveils-%e2%82%b91-01-lakh-crore-budget-prioritizing-infra-and-welfare\/","title":{"rendered":"Uttarakhand Unveils \u20b91.01 Lakh Crore Budget, Prioritizing Infra and Welfare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Uttarakhand government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, has announced a budget of \u20b91,01,175.33 crore for the financial year 2025-26. This budget was presented by Finance Minister Prem Chandra Aggarwal in the State Assembly in Dehradun and emphasizes infrastructure, welfare, and economic growth while maintaining fiscal stability. The financial plan is based on the \u2018GYAN\u2019 model (Gareeb, Yuva, Anndata, and Naari), specifically targeting the needs of the poor, youth, farmers, and women. Significant funding is allocated to key sectors such as agriculture, industry, energy, roads, connectivity, tourism, Ayush, and social security, all aimed at enhancing development throughout the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Points of Uttarakhand Budget 2025-26<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Budget Allocation &amp; Revenue Projections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Total Budget:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b91,01,175.33 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Total Receipts:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b91,01,034.75 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Revenue Receipts:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b962,540.54 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Capital Receipts:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b938,494.21 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tax Revenue Projection:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b939,917.74 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Non-Tax Revenue Projection:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b922,622.80 crore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Focus Areas of the Budget<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Infrastructure &amp; Connectivity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Agriculture &amp; Rural Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Industry &amp; Startups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tourism &amp; Cultural Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Water Resources &amp; Irrigation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Environmental Sustainability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social Security &amp; Welfare<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Major Allocations in Key Sectors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A. Infrastructure Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>New Road Construction:<\/strong>\u00a0220 km<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reconstruction of Roads:<\/strong>\u00a01,000 km<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Renovation of Existing Roads:<\/strong>\u00a01,550 km<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Road Safety:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b91,200 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>37 New Bridges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PMGSY Scheme<\/strong>: \u20b91,065 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bus Stations Construction:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b915 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Civil Aviation Development:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b936.88 crore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>B. Industry &amp; Startups<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>MSME Development:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b950 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mega Industry Policy:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b935 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Startup Promotion:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b930 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mega Project Scheme:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b9500 crore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>C. Water Resources &amp; Irrigation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Jamrani Dam:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b9625 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Song Dam:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b975 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lakhwad Project:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b9285 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jal Jeevan Mission:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b91,843 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Urban Water Supply<\/strong>: \u20b9100 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Special Capital Assistance:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b91,500 crore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>D. Tourism &amp; Cultural Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tehri Lake Development:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b9100 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Manskhanda Scheme:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b925 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vibrant Village Scheme:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b920 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Char Dham Road Network:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b910 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New Tourist Destinations Development:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b910 crore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>E. Environment &amp; Sustainability<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>CAMPA Scheme:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b9395 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Climate Change Mitigation:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b960 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Spring &amp; River Rejuvenation Authority (SARA):<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b9125 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Public Forests Afforestation:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b910 crore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>F. Social Security &amp; Welfare<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Total Social Security Allocation:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b91,811.66 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Subsidies on Welfare Schemes:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b9918.92 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Food Security Scheme:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b9600 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PM Awas Yojana (Rural):<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b9207.18 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PM Awas Yojana (Urban):<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b954.12 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>EWS Housing Grants:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b925 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cooking Gas Subsidy:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b955 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Environmental Friend Insurance:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b92 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free Travel for Low-Income Groups (State Buses):<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b940 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>State Food Grain Scheme:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b910 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Affordable Salt for Antyodaya Ration Holders:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b934.36 crore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Uttarakhand government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, has announced a budget of \u20b91,01,175.33 crore for the financial year 2025-26. This budget was presented by Finance Minister Prem Chandra Aggarwal in the State Assembly in Dehradun and emphasizes infrastructure, welfare, and economic growth while maintaining fiscal stability. The financial plan is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":170463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[5359],"tags":[70],"class_list":["post-170460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs-february-2025","tag-uttarakhand-current-affairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170460"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":170464,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170460\/revisions\/170464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}