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U.P. govt asks depts to expedite use of funds before end of fiscal

Hindustan Times West UP

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March 19, 2025

Yogi directs chief secy, ACS finance to review situation; efforts on to narrow down gap between budgetary estimates and actual expenditure

- Umesh Raghuvanshi

LUCKNOW: As the financial year 2024-25 comes to a close on March 31, the Uttar Pradesh government faces the challenge of expediting use of budgeted/allocated funds by many of its departments.

Various departments of the state government used 60 to 65% funds by February 28 and less than 70% by mid-March.

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has given fresh directives to various departments to expedite the use of funds and ensure an improvement in the situation.

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