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UP Assembly passes supplementary budget
Before this, Finance Minister Suresh Khanna presented before the House a proposal to pass the supplementary budget for the financial year 2023-24.
By: Express News Service
Lucknow | December 2, 2023 05:51 AM IST
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Proceedings underway in Vidhan Sabha on Friday, the final day of the Winter Session. (Express Photo by Vishal Srivastav) The Uttar Pradesh Assembly was adjourned sine die on Friday after passing the supplementary budget and a motion congratulating the Prime Minister, Uttrakhand Chief Minister and the teams engaged in the rescue work of 41 workers trapped in a tunnel in Uttarkashi.
Earlier in the day, Leader of opposition and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav in his speech demanded that while Chief Minister met workers rescued in the operation, gratitude should also be made towards the rescuers without any bias.
“Un mazdooron ka samman karna chahiye jinhone jaan bachayi hai (We should honour those workers who saved lives),” said Akhilesh.
The Assembly passed a supplementary budget of Rs 28,760.67 crore for the financial year 2023-24 on Friday, the last day of the winter session.
Both houses of the Legislature, the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council, were also adjourned indefinitely.
The Uttar Pradesh appropriation (Supplementary Budget for 2023-2024) Bill, 2023 was passed in the assembly and legislative Council on Friday.
Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana announced that the supplementary budget has been passed with a majority in the House.
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Before this, Finance Minister Suresh Khanna presented before the House a proposal to pass the supplementary budget for the financial year 2023-24.
Khanna presented the supplementary budget on Wednesday, the second day of the winter session in the Assembly, with a total size of Rs 28,760.67 crore.
In the Legislative Council, Chairman Kunwar Manvendra Singh announced the passing of the Uttar Pradesh Supplementary Budget for 2023-2024 Bill, 2023 with the majority of members favouring it.
— with PTI inputs
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