LUCKNOW, July 6 -- In a move set to enhance both the reach and quality of higher education in the state, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Monday approved setting up of three new private universities.

Addressing a press conference after the meeting chaired by chief minister Yogi Adityanath, Yogendra Upadhyay, higher education minister, said the cabinet has passed a proposal to issue Letters of Intent (LoI) and operational authorisation letters to three institutions following an evaluation under the Uttar Pradesh Private Universities Act, 2019.

One university will be established by the sponsoring body Swami Brahmanand Saraswati Charitable Trust, Delhi, on 51.739 acres of land in Gadanpur Aahar village of Kanpur district's Bilhaur tehsil. This...