Lucknow, March 7 -- The Uttar Pradesh government is making every effort to ensure that a large chunk of budgetary funds is used this month before the current financial year 2025-26 closes on March 31.

Senior ministers and officers have already been asked to ensure coordination with Union ministries to get the Centre's share for centrally sponsored schemes released well in time.

The state government wants to make maximum use of the available funds to make a visible impact on government schemes on the ground with Uttar Pradesh set to go to polls in early 2027.

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath, who reviewed the fund utilisation situation soon after returning from his tour to Singapore and Japan, gave clear instructions to authorities to exp...