Lucknow, Jan. 30 -- The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Thursday approved a proposal to provide cashless medical treatment facility to over 15 lakh teachers working in aided, unaided and other schools of the basic and secondary education departments.

This was among the 30 proposals that the state cabinet chaired by chief minister Yogi Adityanath approved at its meeting here.

The decision would cost the state exchequer Rs.447.87 crore per annum - the basic education department would incur a burden of Rs.358.61 crore per annum and the state secondary education department would bear Rs.89.25 crore.

The chief minister had announced the facility at a Teacher's Day event on September 5, 2025.

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