Lucknow, Jan. 3 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday noted that budget utilisation in some of the state government's departments is slow and asked the ministers and officers of respective departments to accelerate the use of funds.

Chairing a meeting convened to review the progress of the state finance department with regard to expenditure of the budget for 2025-26, Yogi said ministers, additional chief secretaries and principal secretaries heading respective departments should visit Delhi, write letters and follow up through phone calls with the Union government.

Though no official figures about the use of funds have been released, those aware of the development said the state government's major departments have been able to use...