Lucknow:, March 18 -- 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.After reviewing the performance of various departments at a high-level meeting on Sunday, Yogi said, as quoted by an official spokesman, "2024-2025 is nearing an end. Situation of the use of funds against the allocations is not satisfactory in certain departments. Additional c...