UP govt seeks Niti Aayog's help for release of Rs 46,000 cr central funds

49 state depts were to get Rs 69,459 cr in all during 2019-20, of which Rs 22,588 cr or less than a third of the total was released in first six months of the current fiscal

Uttar Pradesh government has sought the intervention of federal policy think-tank Niti Aayog for the immediate release of more than Rs 46,000 crore in central funds.

About 49 UP government departments were to get a total of Rs 69,459 crore during 2019-20, of which the state had, in the first six months of the current fiscal (Apr-Sep), received only Rs 22,588 crore or less than a third of the allocation.

In his meeting with Niti Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar in Lucknow on Friday, UP cabinet minister for MSME and export promotion Sidharth Nath Singh urged the central policy panel to impress