lucknow jul 11 ayodhaya varanasi and mathura have found special mention in the yogi adityanath governments maiden budget for uttar pradesh with rs 1240 crore earmarked for ramayan buddhist and krishna circuits in these cities in a bid to give boost to cultural heritage in the state the budgetary allocation has been made under the swadesh darshan yojana the state government also allocated rs 800 crore under the prasad yojana to develop infrastructural facilities in ayodhya varanasi and mathura besides it granted rs 200 crore to set up a cultural centre in varanasi the lok sabha constituency of prime minister narendra modi the government set aside rs 25 crore for helicopter services to promote tourism in the state the state allocated rs 25 crore for development of water sports at ramgarh taal in gorakhpur while it set aside rs 10 crore for tourism development in vindhyachal rs 5 crore for rural tourism development in naglachandrabhan in mathura and rs 3 crore for organising ramayana conclave it earmarked rs 20 crore to construct kailash mansrovar bhawan in ghaziabad and rs 500 crore for preparations of ardha kumbha mela in allahabad it was also decided that documents related to gumnami baba preserved in ram katha sangrahalya will be digitised the government has also taken resolve to hold special programmes like lok malhar in gorakhpur and sawan jhoola in ayodhya the budget also made provision for krishna sangrahalya to be set up in mathura in addition the government also laid out plans to organise monthly cultural programmes in various districts under pandit deen dayal upadhyay janm shatabdi samaroh it earmarked rs 13526 crore for cultural programmes the state set aside rs 20 crore to build a modern auditorium at gorakhpur the native place of the chief minister it allocated rs 1 crore to set up of geeta shodh sansthan in mathura the government granted rs 1 crore to provide subsidy to folk artistes for purchase of instruments for promoting folk arts nav smi bal