Lucknow, 06 July (HS): A cabinet meeting chaired by Chief

Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday approved a proposal to rename the town of

Jalalabad in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district as Parshurampuri. The

cabinet also discussed and made decisions on several important proposals.

After the cabinet meeting, Finance and Parliamentary Affairs

Minister Suresh Khanna told reporters that Jalalabad, a town in the Jalalabad

Municipal Council area of Shahjahanpur district, is renowned as the birthplace

of Lord Parashurama. It is prominently mentioned in mythological stories and

scriptures. Following the demand of public representatives and local residents,

the central government granted no objection. In line with this, the cabinet has

approved the proposal to change the name of Jalalabad to Parashurampuri.

A proposal has been approved to select medal-winning

athletes from the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games, and Commonwealth Games

through direct recruitment. Nine sports officer positions, three district youth

welfare officers, and 23 deputy sports officer positions will be filled through

direct recruitment. The government has also taken a decision on the proposal

regarding obtaining approval for issuing municipal bonds for Municipal

Corporation Gorakhpur and Moradabad and providing funds for the Infrastructure

Development Fund.

The proposal regarding providing land for setting up a

100-bed hospital of Employees State Insurance Corporation in Gorakhpur has been

approved by the Cabinet. A proposal regarding providing cashless medical care

to Home Guard volunteers/honorary officers working under the Uttar Pradesh Home

Guard Department and their dependent family members was approved. Other

proposals, including the Uttar Pradesh Data Center Policy, were also approved.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi