Lucknow, February 11 – The Uttar Pradesh government has proposed allocations of ₹10,888 crore for agriculture, ₹25,500 crore for rural development, and ₹32,090 crore for Panchayati Raj in the 2026-27 budget, which was presented in the Assembly on Wednesday.
Finance Minister Suresh Khanna presented the budget.
A sum of ₹2,400 crore has been proposed for the Rapid Economic Development Scheme to improve infrastructure in rural areas. The state has also stated that it is working towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
Under the 'One Family, One Identity' initiative, Family IDs have been generated for 4 crore families and 15.62 crore individuals, with 98 key schemes from 32 state and central departments integrated into the database.
For rural development, ₹5,544 crore has been allocated for MGNREGA and ₹4,580 crore for the National Rural Livelihood Mission, to be implemented under the Vikshit Bharat Gramin Rozgar Evam Aajeevika Mission Guarantee Scheme. A provision of ₹6,102 crore has been made for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin), under which 36.37 lakh houses have been completed, against a target of 36.56 lakh since 2016-17. Under the CM Awas Yojana (Gramin), 3.67 lakh houses have been completed, against a target of 4.61 lakh.
The budget proposes ₹822 crore for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.
₹32,090 crore has been allocated for Panchayati Raj schemes, which is 67 per cent higher than in 2025-26. Provisions include ₹2,823 crore for Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) Phase II, ₹454 crore for digital libraries at gram panchayat and ward levels, ₹130 crore for rural stadiums and open gyms, ₹57 crore for 1,000 multipurpose panchayat buildings, and ₹100 crore for Panchayat Utsav Bhawans/Barat Ghars in rural areas of each assembly constituency.
In agriculture, the allocation of ₹10,888 crore is 20 per cent higher than the previous year. The state has set a production target of 753.55 lakh metric tonnes of foodgrains and 48.18 lakh metric tonnes of oilseeds for 2026-27.
Provisions include ₹155 crore for aquaculture infrastructure under the UP-AGREES project, ₹245 crore for agri-export hubs, ₹75 crore as revolving fund support for Farmer Producer Organisations, ₹637.84 crore for conversion of diesel pump sets into solar pumps, ₹298 crore for the National Mission on Natural Farming covering 94,300 hectares, and ₹2,400 crore for assured power supply to private tubewells.
₹251 crore has been proposed for a Seed Park under the UP Seed Self-Reliance Policy 2024, and ₹103 crore for the Pt Deendayal Upadhyay Kisan Samriddhi Yojana.
In horticulture and food processing, ₹2,832 crore has been proposed, which is over 7 per cent higher than last year, including ₹715 crore for the National Horticulture Mission, ₹478 crore for the PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises scheme, and ₹300 crore for the implementation of the UP Food Processing Industry Policy 2022.
The statement said that 90 per cent of the state's farmers are small and marginal, and horticulture and post-harvest activities generate large-scale employment.
In sugarcane development, 47 lakh farmers cultivated cane over 29.51 lakh hectares in the 2024-25 crushing season. The state's 122 sugar mills crushed 956.09 lakh tonnes of cane, producing 92.45 lakh tonnes of sugar.
The modernization of over 44 mills and new units at Pipraich, Munderwa and Ramala have added 1.25 lakh tonnes crushing capacity per day, generating over 10 lakh jobs.
For dairy development, ₹23 crore has been proposed for a new one lakh litre-per-day dairy plant in Mathura. Around ₹107 crore has been earmarked for the formation of 220 new dairy committees and the reorganization of 450 committees.
Under livestock, ₹2,000 crore has been proposed for the maintenance of stray cattle and ₹100 crore for large cow protection centres. Currently, 12.38 lakh cattle are housed in 7,497 shelters. Allocations include ₹253 crore for animal disease control and ₹155 crore for strengthening veterinary hospitals, besides the inclusion of mobile veterinary units under a central umbrella scheme, according to the statement.
In fisheries, ₹195 crore and ₹115 crore have been proposed for male and female components, respectively, under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, along with ₹190 crore for an integrated aqua park and ₹100 crore for a modern fish wholesale market, integrated aqua park and fish processing centres.
