India, March 11 -- LUCKNOW The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval to the Mukhyamantri Gram Parivahan Yojana-2026, under which bus connectivity will now reach every village across the state.

The cabinet meeting was held at Lok Bhavan under the chairmanship of chief minister Yogi Adityanath.

Briefing media persons, minister of state (independent charge) for transport, Daya Shankar Singh, said: "At present, buses do not reach around 12,200 villages. Under the new policy, buses will reach all 59,163 gram sabhas of UP. These buses will be exempt from permits and taxes, which will benefit a large rural population of the state. Private individuals will be allowed to operate these buses,"

He said 5000 of these villages cannot b...