On Tuesday, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet adopted the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission Bill 2023. In addition to appointments in other government educational institutions, the Selection Commission will function as an integrated State Education Service Selection Commission for selecting teachers at government-aided educational institutions.
There were separate selection boards and commissions for teacher recruitment in the state until now, but they will be replaced by the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission, after which the Uttar Pradesh Higher Education Service Commission and the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Service Selection Board will be disbanded. It will be a legal entity with its headquarters in Prayagraj. The State government will designate 12 members and a chairperson to this panel. They will serve for three years or until they reach the age of 65, whichever comes first,” stated Yogendra Upadhyay, Uttar Pradesh’s Higher Education Minister.
Water-based tourism
The Cabinet also approved the Water Tourism and Adventure Sports Policy 2023, which will be in effect for ten years and will apply to all inland land-based, water routes, and air-based, dams, reservoirs, rivers, lakes, ponds, and all adventure activities to be carried out on various waterbodies and land parcels under the State’s jurisdiction. The hills in the Vindhya and Bundelkhand regions, covering approximately 16,620 square kilometers in the Himalayan foothills, as well as many forest areas, beautiful landscapes, flowing rivers, and breathtakingly beautiful waterfalls, reservoirs, dams, and lakes, have a lot of potential for water-based tourism, adventure sports, and water sports. Keeping this in mind, we implemented its policy, which was approved by the Council of Ministers.
“This policy will be valid for ten years starting the date notified by the State Government,” stated Jaiveer Singh, U.P. Tourism Minister.
The policy calls for the establishment of a nodal agency of adventure sports units at the divisional level. On specified land regions and water sources, the nodal agency shall perform prospective studies for water-based tourism and adventure sports. On each land region and water source, it will also issue permits for water-based tourism and adventure sports.
