UP clears cashless treatment up to Rs 5 lakh for 1.7 lakh education staff

The Uttar Pradesh government will spend about Rs 51.11 crore annually on insurance premiums. The medical benefits will also cover eligible dependent family members of the employees.UP Cabinet approves cashless medical cover for 1,70,366 non-teaching education staff.Lucknow,Oct 27, 2026 14:54 ISTThe Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday approved cashless medical treatment of up to Rs 5 lakh for 1,70,366 non-teaching employees associated with secondary and basic education institutions, news agency Press Trust of India reported.The state government will spend about Rs 51.11 crore annually on insurance premiums. The medical benefits will also cover eligible dependent family members of the employees.Finance and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna said the decision followed an earlier announcement by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to provide similar facilities to teachers.“Under the secondary education department's proposal, 48,062 employees will benefit from the scheme, with an estimated annual expenditure of Rs 14.41 crore on insurance premiums,” Khanna told reporters after the Cabinet meeting, according to PTI. The beneficiaries include non-teaching employees of aided and unaided secondary schools and Sanskrit schools, as well as personnel working in offices and institutions under the Samagra Shiksha programme.The Cabinet also approved a similar facility for 1,22,304 non-teaching employees associated with basic education. They include clerical staff in institutions under the Basic Education Council, aided junior high schools, unaided schools, and state and district project offices. “The annual expenditure on insurance premiums for this category will be Rs 36.69 crore. The government will contribute Rs 3,000 per beneficiary towards the annual insurance premium under the two proposals,” Khanna said.Khanna said the decision was intended to extend healthcare benefits to non-teaching personnel across the state's education system. The Cabinet also approved proposals related to educational infrastructure, grain storage capacity and investment promotion.Overall, the two schemes will provide cashless treatment of up to Rs 5 lakh to 1,70,366 non-teaching education employees and their eligible dependants, with the government spending about Rs 51.11 crore a year on insurance premiums.- Ends