LUCKNOW, Feb. 11 -- In a bid to give a push to infrastructure and industrial development in UP to present the state as investor friendly, the Yogi government on Wednesday made an allocation of Rs.27,103 crore in its budget for 2026-27 fiscal.

For the 'Mukhyamantri Industrial Area Expansion and New Industrial Area Promotion Scheme', an allocation of Rs.5,000 crore has been made in the budget. a provision of Rs.2,374 crore is proposed under the newly launched Swami Vivekanand Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana for distribution of tablets and smartphones.

While presenting the budget, finance minister Suresh Khanna said in the defence industrial corridor project, the state government has signed MoUs for establishing 200 defence industries. These ind...