Lucknow, June 3: In the cabinet meeting held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, approval was given to give reservation to former Agniveers in direct recruitment of Police Constable, PAC, Constable Horse Rider and Fireman. Apart from this, Uttar Pradesh Bed and Breakfast (B&B) and Home Stay Policy-2025 was also approved.
A total of 11 proposals were put up for approval in the cabinet meeting held in the auditorium of Lok Bhavan, in which 10 proposals have been approved. The Yogi Cabinet has approved the proposal to give horizontal reservation to former Agniveers (after 4 years of service) in the direct recruitment of Uttar Pradesh Police Constable, PAC, Constable Horsemen and Firemen by reserving 20 percent posts. Like ex-servicemen, a relaxation of 03 years will be provided in the maximum age limit by reducing the service period as Agniveer.
Finance Minister informed that the Agneepath scheme has been started by the Government of India, which gives patriotic and motivated youth an opportunity to serve in the armed forces (Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force). Under this, the first batch of Agniveers will come out of service in 2026. Former Agniveers of Uttar Pradesh will get the benefit of this decision of the state government.
6 rooms and 12 beds will be allowed
The Uttar Pradesh government has also approved the Uttar Pradesh Bed and Breakfast (B&B) and Home Stay Policy-2025. The objective of this new policy is to provide better and accessible accommodation facilities to the devotees and tourists visiting the religious and tourist places of the state.
This proposal of the Tourism Department will solve the problem of accommodation of tourists at major religious or tourist places. According to the B&B and Homestay Policy-2025, any person can register his unit of 1 to 6 rooms as a homestay in religious and tourist places. Under this, a maximum of 12 beds will be allowed. Any tourist can stay here for 7 consecutive days by taking advantage of this facility. In case of staying longer than this, there will also be a provision for renewal. The permission process will be completed through a committee headed by the District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police.
Registration will be easy Giving information about the cabinet decision, Finance and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Khanna said that a nominal fee of Rs 500 to Rs 750 will be charged for homestay units in rural areas. At the same time, an application fee of two thousand rupees has been fixed for urban or silver category homestays.
He said that due to the vibrant cultural heritage of Uttar Pradesh and places of historical importance, this state is a center of attraction for foreign and domestic tourists. Due to the absence of any such policy in the state earlier, homestay operators had to register on the Nidhi Plus portal of the Central Government. Now under this new policy of the state government, they will be able to register through a simple process by taking no objection from the local bodies.
Tourism and employment will be promoted Suresh Khanna said that apart from this, financial incentives and grants have also been arranged in this policy so that the residents of the state can be encouraged to use their homes in tourism interest. With the implementation of this policy, not only will tourists get the option of cheap and convenient stay, but new employment and income opportunities will also be created for the local people. This policy will prove helpful in strengthening the economy and tourism infrastructure of the state.
Construction of Annapurna buildings will be done under the public distribution system. Model fair price shops and Annapurna buildings are being constructed to strengthen the public distribution system and to ensure smooth supply of food grains to ration card holders. To speed up the construction of these buildings, it has been decided to construct Annapurna buildings from fiscal savings as well. Now, in addition to MNREGA, Annapurna buildings can be constructed from State Finance Commission, MP Fund, MLA Fund, Purvanchal Development Fund, Bundelkhand Development Fund or any other state or central government scheme in which their construction is permissible. Where funds are not available through these schemes, the Food and Logistics Department will arrange funds from savings. In this way, 75-100 Annapurna buildings can be constructed per district every year. Apart from this, provision has also been made for the maintenance of these buildings etc.
Approval of incentive amount to 5 mega category units Yogi Cabinet decided to give incentive amount to 5 units of mega category industrial undertakings under Uttar Pradesh Industrial Investment and Employment Promotion Policy-2017.
Under this, financial approval of Rs 38,73,01,888 was given to SLMG Beverage Pvt. Ltd., Barabanki as the first installment of the permissible financial incentives/facilities, Rs 1,88,99,905 to Silverton Pulp and Papers Pvt. Ltd., Muzaffarnagar, Rs 17,28,07,828 to ACC Ltd., Amethi, Rs 38,32,30,659 to Wonder Cement Ltd., Aligarh and Rs 8,68,31,672 to Moon Beverages, Hapur as the first installment of the permissible financial incentives/facilities.