Umesh Raghuvanshi

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath chairs high-level meeting of different depts to consider proposals for the supplementary budget to be presented on August 4

Other issues to be raised include the law and order situation, crime against women, inflation, unemployment and shortage of fertilisers

The CAG made these observations in its report (Compliance Audit-Revenue and Civil) for the period ending March 2023. The report was tabled in the Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday

The visits may help the chief minister sharpen his government's administrative and development focus ahead of the polls, besides scoring points over his political adversaries

Less than six months before the 2027 assembly polls, the Uttar Pradesh government faces the challenge of ensuring the timely use of a large chunk

Those scheduled to retire include senior IAS officer and chairman, Board of Revenue, Archana Agarwal of the 1990 batch, who will superannuate on September 30, 2026. Deepak Kumar, also from the 1990 batch and second on the IAS seniority list after chief secretary Shashi Prakash Goyal, is next in line. Kumar is due to retire on October 31, 2026.

With this model expected to be tested in the polls, the chief minister has been vocal about his government's zero-tolerance policy against crime and criminals, sharpening the government's focus on constructing new expressways and announcing a new youth policy with an integrated approach to skill development, innovation and job opportunities.

About 12-15 officers resigned in recent years in Uttar Pradesh, many of them choosing to explore other options

Uttar Pradesh fisheries minister and Nishad Party chief Sanjay Nishad calls Opposition corrupt, says his sit-in is for the cause of the Nishad community

Uttar Pradesh fisheries minister and Nishad Party chief Sanjay Nishad calls Opposition corrupt, says his sit-in is for the cause of the Nishad community