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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath lauded the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on Saturday, saying it was “development-oriented” and would spur job creation in the days ahead.
“The Union Budget will help in creation of jobs, it is in the interest of farmers, it will boost continuous development and is a development-oriented budget. For this, I would like to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman,” Adityanath, Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday afternoon.
“This budget will also prove to be a milestone in terms of developing the basic infrastructure of the country, farmers’ growth, jobs for youth and betterment of health facilities in the country,” he added.
The chief minister further said the budget was as per the current needs of the country and would strengthen the country’s economy.
“It will prove to be a medium to fulfil the aspirations of the countrymen. It will strengthen the economy and also protect the interests of each section of society,” he said.
Yogi Adityanath also hailed the decision to give further relief to the income tax prayers.
Bharatiya Janata Party’s UP unit  president Swatantra Dev Singh  also welcomed  the Union Budget, it was a budget for the  common people’.
Congratulating  the prime minister and the finance minister for the budget, Singh said, “It’s a comprehensive budget which serves the interests of all sections of society like farmers, the poor and deprived sections of society, middle class and women.”
The BJP state chief said the budget had given tax relief to every section of society and would go a long way in doubling the income of farmers with the special emphasis on irrigation and foodgrain warehousing schemes. 
Singh said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had reaffirmed his commitment for the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes by making a provision of Rs 85,000 crore and Rs 53,700 crore for the Scheduled Tribes.
Welcoming the provision of Rs 3.6 lakh crore for tap water to every household, the BJP state chief said this scheme would help the poor.
He said the ongoing schemes like housing for all, toilet, LPG connections for poor and universal health insurance schemes had already benefited the poor.