Economy, Banking and Finance · 8 August 2026
Uttar Pradesh government presents ₹59,019.54 crore supplementary Budget for 2026-27
Exam-focused facts from the 8 August 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna presented the first supplementary Budget for 2026-27 in the Assembly, proposing additional expenditure of ₹59,019.54 crore.
- The supplementary Budget includes ₹17,399.50 crore in revenue expenditure and ₹41,620.04 crore in capital expenditure.
- Fresh proposals in the supplementary Budget are worth ₹7,854.25 crore.
- The Uttar Pradesh government had presented a ₹9.13 lakh crore Budget for 2026-27 in February.
- Heavy and medium industries received the highest allocation of ₹22,107.88 crore.
- Rural development received ₹17,942.73 crore, and the energy sector received ₹7,422.27 crore.
- Other major allocations include ₹2,025 crore for medical and health services, ₹1,655 crore for social welfare, ₹1,094.40 crore for women welfare, and ₹700.01 crore for the Public Works Department.
- The state's fiscal deficit remained within the prescribed limit.