The Yogi Government presented its annual budget on Tuesday that centred upon its promised crop loan waiver to the tune of ₹36,000 crore. Waiving of crop loan being one of the main poll promises of the BJP, the party claimed that government has fulfilled the promises it had made during campaign. The fact is that the Yogi government very deftly pulled wool over people’s eyes. He skipped many promises which were an integral part of the party’s election manifesto - Lok Kalyan Sankalp Patra. His first budget smells of Hindutva.
The budget announced the launch of Swadesh Darshan Yojana that will focus on Ramayana, Krishna and the Buddhist circuit. A sum of ₹1240 crore has been earmarked for this. Budgetary allocations have also been made for setting up of Gita Shodh Sansthan and Krishna Museum. Besides, ₹800 crore has been proposed for development of roads and power infrastructure in Ayodhya, Varanasi and Mathura. Another ₹200 crore has been proposed for setting up of a cultural centre in Varanasi.
The government has also proposed the development of Parikrama Marg and conservation of cultural heritage in Chitrakoot. Kailash Mansarovar Bhawan will be set up at Ghaziabad at the cost of ₹20 crore.
Amid this humdrum of promoting ‘Hindu tourism’, the Yogi government has failed to propose any money for the schemes it had promised during election campaign only because it does not have required fund. Five big misses are:
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