Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav presented Rs.3.02 lakh crore budget for the state for 2015-16. This is 10.2 percent above the previous year's proposals.

Highlights :

• The fiscal deficit has touched 2.96 percent of the total GDP of the state.

• The growth recorded over the last year was 5 percent.

• State’s debt is expected to be around 27.5% of its GDP.

• Rs.12,000 crore has been earmarked for roads and bridges.

• Rs.200 crore for removal of slums from urban areas in 21 cities. 

• Rs.400 crore for cleaning up of Gomti river. 

• Rs.1,533 crore has been done for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

• Rs.2,776 crore for minority welfare. 

• Rs.3,000 crore has been allocated for the six-lane Agra-Lucknow Expressway.

• Rs.425 crore has been made for the ongoing project of Lucknow Metro Rail.

• Rs.587 crore for medicines. 

• Rs.5,840 crore for family welfare.

• Rs.2,727 crore for the Samajwadi pension scheme.

• Rs.100 crore for the free laptop scheme. 

• Rs. 25764 crores have been allocated for power upgradation and line maintenance in the state.

• 2015-16 has declared as the Farmers year. 

• 1000 Agri centrs will be established to promote agriculture as a good mean of livelihood among young farmer entrepreneurs.

• New schemes of over Rs. 9388 crores have been included in the budget. 

• For farmer’s accident insurance scheme, Rs. 600 crores has been allocated.

• Allocation of Rs. 1,029 crore as revival package for the ailing state cooperative banks.