Fiscal transformation under Yogi is historic: BJP MLA

Lucknow: Terming the fiscal transformation of Uttar Pradesh under CM Yogi Adityanath as historic, Sarojini Nagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh on Thursday said the state has moved from constrained and fragmented spending to large-scale, balanced capacity building across key sectors. He said sectoral expenditure trends across successive governments showed a sharp rise in allocations during the present regime. In the law and order sector, the police budget increased from about Rs 10,000–12,000 crore during the BSP govt (2012–13) and Rs 15,000–18,000 crore under the SP govt (2016–17) to Rs 41,898 crore in 2026–27 — nearly a fourfold jump.
In health and family welfare, allocations climbed to Rs 53,326 crore, supporting expansion of medical colleges, hospitals and diagnostic facilities. Rural development spending reached Rs 49,044 crore, while social welfare and nutrition stood at Rs 42,263 crore. Urban development allocations rose to Rs 27,532 crore. Singh credited strong revenue growth, controlled fiscal deficits and prudent debt management for enabling sustained, development-oriented investments, saying UP is now fiscally stable and institutionally stronger.