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NEW DELHI: A five-year budget analysis between 2015 and 2021 revealed that Gujarat spends 6.4 per cent of its budget on projects of the state’s Urban Development Department (UDD). New Delhi and West Bengal have been found to spend 5.7 per cent and 4.5 per cent of their budget respectively on UDD.
The analysis was conducted by PRS Legislative Research, a think-tank based out of Delhi. The report of analysis claimed that West Bengal spends the highest share of their budget on social security schemes, which amounts to 9 per cent. It also stated that Gujarat spends 0.8 per cent of its budget, which is the least, on their social security schemes, whereas it has been spending the highest share of its budget in last five years on urban development projects.
The analysis stated that Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim had spent 16 per cent and 11 per cent of their budget on roads and bridges, which was the highest in the country. The national capital, New Delhi recorded spending the highest, amounting to 26 per cent of its budget, on education.
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