Lucknow, April 7 -- The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday claimed to have used 81% of the budgetary funds earmarked in the 2025-26 annual budget. The government also said its total revenue collections increased by about Rs.10,228.10 crore, going up from Rs.212,832.08 crore in 2024-25 to Rs.2,23,060 crore in 2025-26.

"We have used nearly 81% of the state's original budget for 2025-2026," minister for finance Suresh Khanna said when asked about the state government's use of funds in 2025-26.Khanna said the state government used about Rs.6.51 lakh crore of the original annual budget, which was about Rs.8.08 lakh crore in 2025-2026. He said details of funds spent out of the supplementary budget of Rs.24,496.98 crore were still awaited. Thos...