Rs 1,240 Cr for Ayodhaya, Mathura, Varanasi in Yogi’s Budget

The budget also made provision for Krishna Sangrahalya to be set up in Mathura.

With an eye on the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Yogi Adityanath government on earmarked in its maiden budget Rs 1,240 crore for Ramayan, Buddhist and Krishna circuits in the pilgrim cities of Ayodhaya, Varanasi and Mathura.

The BJP government also allocated Rs 800 crore under the Prasad Yojana to develop infrastructural facilities in Ayodhya, Varanasi and Mathura.

In a bid to boost cultural heritage in the state, the budgetary allocation for these circuits has been made under the Swadesh Darshan Yojana.