India, Jan. 3 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday directed all departments to speed up budget utilisation in the current financial year and fixed clear accountability of officers at every level to ensure timely spending of allocated funds.

Chairing a review meeting of the finance department, he assessed the expenditure of budgets released to various departments in 2025-26, with detailed presentations by the 20 major departments having the highest budget provisions, according to an official statement.

The review covered approvals issued by the Government, allocations made by departmental heads and actual expenditure against sanctioned amounts. Adityanath said delays in budget utilisation adversely affect the timely ...