The Yogi Adityanath government is set to hold a special cabinet meeting in Prayagraj on Wednesday, January 22.
All 54 ministers of the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet have been invited to this meeting, which is expected to approve several significant proposals and schemes for the state.
Following the meeting, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, along with the entire cabinet, will take the holy dip in the sacred waters of the Triveni Sangam.
This isn’t the first time CM Yogi has led his cabinet to the Sangam. In 2019, during the Kumbh Mela, he took a ceremonial dip along with his ministers, Akhara Parishad President Narendra Giri, and other saints.
The cabinet meeting will be held at the Triveni Sankul in Arail, starting at 12 noon. The location has been changed to avoid inconvenience to pilgrims visiting the Sangam.
Initially, the meeting was planned at the Mela Authority Auditorium, but concerns over VIP security disrupting pilgrims’ movement led to the shift in venue.
After the meeting, the ministers will travel from the Arail VIP Ghat to the Sangam by motorboats. At the Sangam, CM Yogi and the cabinet members will perform the worship rituals and take the holy dip in the Sangam.
As per reports, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak, along with Cabinet ministers Suresh Kumar Khanna, Surya Pratap Shahi, Swatantra Dev Singh, Baby Rani Maurya, Jaiveer Singh, Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary, Dharampal, Nand Gopal Nandi, Anil Rajbhar, and other ministers, including those with independent charge and state ministers, will take the holy dip in the Sangam after attending the cabinet meeting.
Meanwhile, besides the ministers, 130 VIPs who are attending the meeting will include the principal secretaries and other officers of all departments. They will also take a holy dip on the occasion.
Some important proposals are being prepared for the meeting. It is expected that the Maha Kumbh area may be declared plastic-free permanently.
This proposal is being prepared with the cooperation of the municipal corporation. Although the Kumbh area is declared plastic-free during the fair period, if it is declared a permanent plastic-free zone, it will be an important decision in the steps being taken towards Nirmal Ganga and will prove to be a milestone.
Along with this, during the cabinet meeting, Prayagraj, Ayodhya, Varanasi, Mathura, and some other districts may also be declared as special religious areas.
Meanwhile, a municipal corporation meeting was held on Monday, during which the demand was made to fully and effectively implement the 74th Constitutional Amendment and bring a proposal related to it in the proposed cabinet meeting during Maha Kumbh on January 22.
The councillors said that the amount left after the completion of Maha Kumbh should be used for development works in the form of a special economic package.
