Due to the Mahakumbh event in Uttar Pradesh, there has been great benefit on the economic front. This is expected to add ₹ 3 lakh crore to the economy. From the hotel to the transport and food sector, there has been a lot of money. During this time, people doing small businesses in Prayagraj have also benefited a lot. A similar example has been given by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
A sailor earned ₹ 30 crore
Budget in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaking On Tuesday (March 4, 2025), CM Yogi told about a sailor family. He said, “A sailor family who had 130 boats. These people have saved ₹ 30 crore in the Mahakumbh of 45 days. That is, a boat has earned ₹ 23 lakh in 45 days. ”
CM Yogi said that according to this, a boat has earned from ₹ 50 thousand to ₹ 52 thousand in a day. CM Yogi also talked about the expenses incurred on Mahakumbh organizing and the increase in the economy.
A sailor family has earned ₹ 30 crore in 45 days in Mahakumbh-2025, Prayagraj… pic.twitter.com/bqj3oxyeio
– Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) March 4, 2025
Uttar Pradesh estimates the benefit of ₹ 3.5 lakh crore
CM Yogi informed that the state is estimated to have a profit of ₹ 3.5 lakh crore from organizing Mahakumbh in the state. He also gave the statistics of the CAIT, which had told that in Mahakumbh, people spent ₹ 3 lakh crore which joined the economy.
Thousands of crores were spent in transport, hotels, worship materials and other areas due to Mahakumbh. CM Yogi said that during Mahakumbh, ₹ 40 thousand crore in the hotel industry, ₹ 33 thousand crore in food and drink, ₹ 1.5 lakh crore in the transport sector and ₹ 20 thousand crore due to worship material.
Mahakumbh-2025, Prayagraj organizing the state’s economy is projected to get a profit of ₹ 3.5 lakh crore… pic.twitter.com/zapwd2thq8
– Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) March 4, 2025
Due to the Mahakumbh held in Prayagraj, big batch of devotees also reached Ayodhya and Varanasi, which has also benefited here. The country’s Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anant Nageswaran has said that due to the big expenditure in Mahakumbh, the country will help to maintain the GDP increase of 6.5%.
More than 60 crore people attended Mahakumbh. Apart from the economy of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Haryana etc. have also benefited a big benefit from this. The large number of devotees coming to Mahakumbh were also from these states.
₹ 7500 crore was spent on system
The Mahakumbh has benefited from ₹ 3 lakh crore when the Uttar Pradesh government spent ₹ 7500 crore against it. In the Uttar Pradesh government, the Yogi government developed a lot in Prayagraj city for Mahakumbh. The big expenditure was on improving infra.
The Yogi government widened more than 200 roads within Prayagraj. The Yogi government also built 14 new flyovers and 9 underpasses in Prayagraj. The Yogi government also worked on the banks of the river. In the fair area, the Yogi government had built 30 Pipa bridges. The Yogi government has now benefited from this.
