UP Cabinet Meeting: 20% quota cleared for Agniveers, shut Mathura mill to turn into ethanol plant

UP Cabinet Session: 20% quota cleared for Agniveers, shut Mathura mill to turn into ethanol plant The Cabinet provided approval to 20 per cent horizontal reservation in direct recruitment to the posts of Jail Warder and Enforcement Constable in the Transport Department for former Agniveers.

Key points

• 3 min read Lucknow Updated: Sep 16, 2026 05: 19 AM IST.
• Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath chairs the Cabinet session in Lucknow on Tuesday.
• Former Agniveers will be given the benefit of this reservation in the social category.
• This person will be given special relaxation of three years in the maximum age limit.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath chairs the Cabinet session in Lucknow on Tuesday. (Express Photo).

From recruiting former Agniveers to increasing allowances of Prantiya Rakshak Dal, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday took a series of decisions, including clearing the proposal to establish an ethanol plant at the closed Chhata Sugar Mill in Mathura.

With Assembly elections due next year, the Cabinet offered approval to 20 per cent horizontal reservation in direct recruitment to the posts of Jail Warder and Enforcement Constable in the Transport Department for former Agniveers. This person will be given special relaxation of three years in the maximum age limit.

"Former Agniveers will be given the benefit of this reservation in the social category. A provision has been created to deduct their 4-year period of service while calculating the age. This will enable a larger number of former Agniveers to participate in the recruitment process, " Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna remarked after the Cabinet gathering that was chaired by Yogi Adityanath.

Taken together, the developments around UP Cabinet Meeting: 20% quota cleared for Agniveers, shut Mathura mill to point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.