As soon as the 2022-23 annual Budget was tabled in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath highlighted how the state government has made a provision of Rs 100 crore out of the six lakh crore budget for the preparations for the 2025 Maha Kumbh, referring to it as the biggest “spiritual and cultural gathering”.
A share also goes to infrastructure and amenities in Ayodhya, Kashi, Vindhya, and Chitrakoot Dham, Rs 50 lakhs has been allotted for the development of an online integrated information system for temples, and an amount will be granted for the welfare of elderly priests.
Rs 500 crore has been allotted for the construction of a road to make the “darshan” of Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga in Varanasi hassle-free for pilgrims and the development of ‘Surya Kund’ in Ayodhya.
A provision of Rs 77 crore for the expansion of the approach road from the banks of Ganga to Kashi Vishwanath Dham in Varanasi has been made.
A fund of Rs 25 crore for setting up Sant Ravidas Museum and Cultural Centre in Varanasi has been set aside.
Rs 300 crore was earmarked for the construction of an approach road to Ram Janmabhumi. An additional Rs 209.70 crore has been set aside for infrastructural development in the town, including the construction of parking lots and other public amenities.
Rs 100 crore provision was made for the development and beautification of tourism facilities in Ayodhya.
Besides this, the housing sector made a budgetary provision of Rs 140 crore for an “overall development” of the city, especially building a ‘Surya Kund’. The PWD earmarked Rs 500 crore for the development of a four-lane model road from Rajghat bridge to Ramnagar opposite Ganga Ghat.
Adequate provisions for other dams are also made, the housing sector made a budgetary provision of Rs 140 crore for an “overall development” of the city, especially building a ‘Surya Kund’. The PWD earmarked Rs 500 crore for the development of a four-lane model road from Rajghat bridge to Ramnagar opposite Ganga Ghat.
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