The Uttar Pradesh government has allocated ₹15,400 crore for multiple expressway projects in the supplementary budget 2026-27, with the majority of funds designated for land acquisition for these mega projects crisscrossing the eastern and western districts of the landlocked state. According to reports from The Times of India, the budget was recently tabled in the state assembly by the Yogi Adityanath government.
In the supplementary budget 2026-27, the government has granted ₹6,500 crore for land acquisition for construction of the proposed Vindhya Expressway, which will connect the 594-kilometre Ganga Expressway to Sonbhadra via Prayagraj, Mirzapur, Varanasi, and Chandauli districts. As reported by The Times of India, this development represents a significant expansion of the state's expressway network, connecting major urban centers across eastern UP.
The budget has earmarked ₹5,700 crore for land acquisition pertaining to the extension of Meerut-Prayagraj Ganga Expressway. According to reports from The Times of India, India's longest greenfield expressway, Ganga Expressway, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 29, 2026. Developed by Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), the expressway costed over ₹36,000 crore to the exchequer and currently connects 12 districts including Meerut, Hapur, Bulandshahar, Amroha, Sambhal, Badaun, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Unnao, Rae Bareli, Pratapgarh, and Prayagraj.
The budget has allocated ₹250 crore for the Noida International Airport-Ganga Expressway Greenfield Expressway via Bulandshahr, ₹400 crore for the Agra-Lucknow Expressway to Ganga Expressway (Hardoi via Farrukhabad) Greenfield Expressway Project, and ₹80 crore for Vindhya Expressway. As reported by The Times of India, ₹2,300 crore has been allocated for land acquisition for the Purvanchal Link Spur connecting Sonbhadra to Chandauli and Ghazipur districts along the Vindhya Expressway.
The UP government has also proposed ₹80 crore for civil works related to the Meerut-Haridwar Ganga Expressway extension, ₹80 crore for the Vindhya Expressway Purvanchal Link Spur, and ₹100 crore for the Chilla Regulator (Delhi)-Noida Elevated Flyover. According to reports from The Times of India, the Supplementary Budget allocated ₹1,500 crore for the Atal Industrial Infrastructure Mission to boost industrialisation in the state, with ₹1,303 crore set aside for implementing the FDI and Fortune-500 Companies Investment Promotion Policy 2023 and ₹495 crore for the Bharat Industrial Development Scheme.
