Lucknow,

23 March (HS): A cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at

Lok Bhavan on Monday approved 35 important proposals, including wheat

procurement. Following the meeting, Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi

announced that the Government of India has set the minimum support price for

wheat at Rs.

2,585 per quintal this year, representing an increase of Rs. 160 per quintal

compared to last year. The cabinet approved this proposal. Wheat procurement

will begin from March 30, 2026, to June 15, 2026. Eight procurement agencies will

conduct procurement within the state. Six thousand 500 procurement centers will

be established throughout the state. Procurement will be conducted through the

FCI, UP Mandi Parishad, PCF, PCU, UPSS, NAFED, and NCCF. Deputy Chief Minister

Keshav Prasad Maurya, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, and other ministers

were present at the meeting.

Energy

Minister AK Sharma informed that the proposal of Rs. 2,242.90 crore for the

development of the coal mine allotted by the Government of India in Dumka,

Jharkhand for the power plant has been approved. It is noteworthy that in

conventional energy, there was a provision to install three units of 660 MW

each in Ghatampur Power Plant. Two units have been commissioned. The third is

going to be commissioned soon. For this plant, Pachwara coal mine in Dumka,

Jharkhand was allotted by the Government of India in 2016. The Cabinet has

approved Rs. 2242.90 crore for the development expenditure of this coal mine.

Ghatampur Power Plant is a joint venture of the Government of India and the

State Government.

The

Cabinet has approved the proposal for the Navyug Palika Yojana

mentioned in the budget to make the municipal corporations of the district

headquarters smart. This scheme will be implemented in all 58 district

headquarters, except for the 17 municipal corporation districts in the 75

districts of the state. To develop Gorakhpur city as a solar city after

Ayodhya, the cabinet has approved the installation of a 20 MW floating solar

plant in Chiluataal. Two floating solar plants have already been installed in

Uttar Pradesh. NTPC has installed a 20 MW floating solar plant in Auraiya

district, and THDC has installed an 11 MW floating solar plant in Khurja. The

floating solar plant in Gorakhpur will be installed by Coal India Limited.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi