Overview

• The cabinet cleared 22 proposals spanning infrastructure, agriculture, education, mining and welfare in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
• A 90‑km greenfield link will connect the Agra–Lucknow Expressway to the Ganga Expressway via Farrukhabad, with an estimated cost of ₹7,488.74 crore and a 548‑day build timeline plus five years of maintenance by the executing agency.
• For Kharif 2025–26, paddy procurement runs Oct 1–Jan 31 in western UP and Oct 15–Feb 28 in eastern UP at ₹2,369/quintal for common and ₹2,389 for Grade A, with a 60‑lakh‑tonne target and MSPs set for maize, millet and sorghum.
• Mining will shift to e‑tender and e‑auction with MSTC Limited as nodal agency, alongside amended District Mineral Foundation rules allocating 70% of funds to directly affected areas and core services and 30% to infrastructure and related projects.
• Education moves include approvals for Radha Govind University (Sambhal), Gandhi University (Jhansi) and Thakur Yugraj Singh University (Fatehpur), a ₹647.38‑crore scholarship reopening for students who missed 2024–25 disbursals, urban‑expansion funding for development authorities, and free LPG cylinders for Ujjwala beneficiaries.