Author: Arijit Bose

Lucknow: The Yogi Cabinet has approved the proposal to amend the Uttar Pradesh Semiconductor Policy-2024. The state government believes that the amendments were necessary to align the policy with the evolving industrial landscape, investors’ requirements, competition from other states, and the Government of India’s India Semiconductor Mission. It may be noted that the Uttar Pradesh Semiconductor Policy-2024 was notified on January 19, 2024. The policy will remain effective for a period of five years from the date of notification. Through these amendments, the policy has been made more investor-friendly, enabling…

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Timely and prompt assistance to dependents to be ensured Lucknow: In the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, approval was granted to the proposal for formulating the ‘Uttar Pradesh Inmate Death and Compensation Policy’ to provide compensation to the dependents or next of kin of inmates who die due to unnatural causes while lodged in prisons across Uttar Pradesh. The objective of the new policy is to safeguard the human rights of inmates, enhance transparency in prison administration, and ensure timely relief to affected families. At present, compensation…

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Lucknow: The Yogi Cabinet has approved the proposal for the transfer of land for the construction of a new Sub-Registrar Office in Mohanlalganj, Lucknow district. This decision will enable residents of the area to access services related to the registration of land, buildings, marriages, lease agreements, gift deeds, and other documents in a more convenient and organized manner. According to the Cabinet decision, a total of 953 square metres of land located in Village Mau, Pargana and Tehsil Mohanlalganj, will be transferred from the Revenue Department to the Stamp and…

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Advocates representing the State from the Supreme Court to District Courts will receive benefit Lucknow: In the Cabinet meeting, approval was granted to the proposal for increasing the retainership and per-hearing fees payable to State Law Officers. This decision has been taken with the objective of ensuring effective representation in cases and legal proceedings related to the Government of Uttar Pradesh. State Law Officers empanelled on behalf of the State Government in various District Courts, the Allahabad High Court, the Lucknow Bench, and the Supreme Court, New Delhi, play an…

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Payment for procured maize to be transferred to farmers within 48 hours, as far as possible Lucknow: The Cabinet has approved the Maize Procurement Policy under the Price Support Scheme for the Kharif Marketing Year 2025-26 (Rabi crop). The government has fixed the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of maize at ₹2,400 per quintal. As per the Cabinet’s decision, maize procurement in the state will be carried out from June 15, 2026, to July 31, 2026. For this purpose, 150 procurement centres will be established across 25 districts: Firozabad, Agra, Mainpuri,…

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Lucknow: In the Cabinet meeting of the Yogi Government, approval was granted for projects related to the construction of new district jails in five districts of the state – Moradabad, Kanpur Nagar, Auraiya, Lalitpur, and Bhadohi. The total cost of these projects will exceed Rs 1460 crore. The objective of the Government is to reduce overcrowding in prisons, provide better facilities for inmates, and make prison administration more modern and systematic. According to the decision, a new district jail with a capacity of 2000 inmates will be constructed in Moradabad…

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