Lucknow, Feb. 1 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said the interim budget, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha, will give impetus to the building of a developed and self-reliant India.

The CM thanked Sitharaman for presenting a development-oriented budget in accordance with the hopes, expectations and aspirations of 140 crore Indians under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

While reacting on the interim budget, he said that the interim budget presented in the Lok Sabha under the guidance of the PM will prove important in fulfilling the dreams of every section of the society including villages, poor, farmers, youth and women.

Yogi said that with the aim of women empowerm...