Uttar Pradesh
UP Cabinet Approves Key Development Projects
- 23 Jul 2025
- 4 min read
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The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved a range of transformative decisions aimed at empowering women, boosting education, developing infrastructure, and advancing defence initiatives.
Key Points
- Stamp Duty Exemption for Women: The Cabinet approved a 1% stamp duty exemption for women purchasing property worth up to ₹1 crore, a significant increase from the previous limit of ₹10 lakh.
- The new exemption will allow women to claim up to ₹1 lakh in rebates on property registration, promoting property ownership among middle-class women.
- Tata Technology Centres in Polytechnics: The partnership between the Uttar Pradesh government and Tata Technologies Limited (TTL) will result in the upgrading of 121 government polytechnic institutes.
- TTL will invest ₹6,935.86 crore, with 87% of the cost borne by TTL and the remaining ₹1,063.96 crore funded by the state.
- The initiative will enhance technical skills and employability by integrating industry-aligned curricula, with 45 institutes to be upgraded in the first phase.
- Tablet Distribution for Youth Employment: The previous plan to procure 25 lakh smartphones under the Swami Vivekanand Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana was scrapped.
- In place of smartphones, tablets with advanced features will be distributed to youth, with an allocated ₹2,000 crore budget for the 2025-26 financial year.
- The tablets will aid in employment opportunities by supporting software like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Sheets, thereby enhancing digital literacy and job readiness.
- Chitrakoot Link Expressway Construction: The Cabinet gave the go-ahead for the ₹939.67 crore Chitrakoot Link Expressway project, which will stretch over 15.172 km and connect Bharatkoop in Chitrakoot to Ahmadganj village.
- The project, initially designed as a four-lane expressway (expandable to six lanes), will improve connectivity between the Varanasi-Banda National Highway and NH 135 BG, enhancing travel and trade routes in the region.
- Incentives for Export-Oriented Investments: The Cabinet approved incentives for two companies—Aquabridge, UAE-based, which will set up an aquaculture project in Unnao, and Innova Food Park from Karnataka, which will establish an agri-export hub near the Jewar International Airport.
- These investments will not only bolster exports but also provide significant support to local farmers, enhancing agricultural development in the region.
- Defence and Drone Manufacturing Expansion: The Cabinet approved the sale of a land parcel to RAPHE mPhibr Pvt Ltd for ₹4.67 crore.
- The firm, which already invested ₹800 crore in defence and drone manufacturing, will relocate the dairy unit and contribute an additional ₹10 crore to the local economy.
- The Cabinet also approved a token lease for 10 hectares of land in the UP Defence Corridor to Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE), which will create 150 direct and 500 indirect jobs.