Lucknow, Feb. 21 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said the state budget for 2025-26 is dedicated to the welfare of the poor, farmers, youth, and women in alignment with the concept of "Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah" (happiness of all).

Welfare of the deprived communities is the theme of the budget and it is dedicated to the Sanatan culture, he said.

Noting that the budget has been tabled on the occasion of the Amrit Mahotsav year of the Constitution as well as Uttar Pradesh, he said, "We have completed 75 years of a spectacular journey and the budget is important for preparing the road map for the coming 25 years."

Paying tribute to Bhim Rao Ambedkar, Yogi Adityanath said, "The state government is constructing an Ambedkar memori...