Lockdown: UP to explore alternative revenue sources to improve cash flow

Adityanath has asked officials to institute a committee in this regard

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath has asked officials to explore alternative sources of revenue to counter the negative impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown on the state’s coffers.

Chairing a review meeting, Adityanath asked for a special committee to be instituted and a roadmap to be prepared for increasing the state’s revenues and perking up cash flow through alternative sources.

“UP is among the few states, which has neither cut nor delayed the payment of salaries to its employees,” UP additional chief secretary Awanish Kumar Awasthi told the media here this evening. For example, he said, the housing department had