Lucknow, May 10: The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Saturday gave its approval to set up two institutes of the level of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) under public-private partnership basis.
According to the cabinet decision, the proposed institutes would be set up with an estimated investment of Rs 500 crore each.
An official release issued here said that the cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Mayawati also decided to set up two engineering colleges with private participation in the backward eastern region of Ambedkar Nagar and Azamgarh.
An investment of Rs 200 crore is expected on them.
As many as 50 polytechnics would also be set up in public-private partnership costing Rs 20 crore each.
There is also a proposal to set up 250 ITIs in as many development blocks with an investment of Rs two crore each.
Besides, private investment would also be open for Upgrading facilities in existing polytechnics and ITIs, the release said.
A decision was also taken to bring the Lucknow Institute of Engineering and Technology into the ambit of the UP Technical University (UPTU) as an associate degree college.
The cabinet also decided to include the Lucknow College of Architecture as one of the faculties of UPTU.
It also decided to introduce English from class I.
The cabinet also gave the nod to fix a stock limit for commodities like wheat, rice, pulses, edible oils, keeping in mind price rise and to prevent hoarding.
For wheat and pulses, the stock limit would remain effective till August 27, this year while for edible oils and rice it would be effective till April 2009.
According to the cabinet decision those found violating this stock limit would warrant action under the Essential Commodities Act 1956.
The state cabinet also gave its nod to constitute a forum for speedy disposal of all departmental cases pending in the courts in which the state government is also a party.
It also gave its assent to formation of Azamgarh Development Authority and Baghpat Badant-Khera Development Authorities.
Bureau Report