LUCKNOW, March 5 -- Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday passed the Yogi government's ninth annual budget (2025-2026), giving nod to the Uttar Pradesh Appropriation Bill-2025 with chief minister Yogi Adityanath declaring that the state was now growing at a faster pace and that the budget would further accelerate its growth.

CM Yogi Adityanath quoted reports of the NITI Aayog and the RBI to make his point about the improvement in the Uttar Pradesh's fiscal health. He said the financial discipline being maintained by his government was an example of good governance and Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the growth engine of India.

"UP's GSDP rose to Rs.12.75 lakh crore in 2017. This has doubled in the past 8 years and would reach Rs.27.51 lakh...