Lucknow, Feb. 5 -- The Uttar Pradesh government is modernizing hostels, run by the Social Welfare Department, across Uttar Pradesh, focusing on infrastructure, cleanliness, and security.

Fifteen hostels run by the social welfare department in eight districts of the state will be modernised at a cost of Rs.8 crore to enhance facilities and living conditions for their residents, a government spokesperson said.

Four of these hostels are in Ghazipur, three in Kanpur Nagar, two each in Ayodhya and Sultanpur, and one each in Sant Kabir Nagar, Chandauli, Kannauj and Kaushambi. Currently, the government operates 261 such hostels in the state, with 178 designated for boys and 83 for girls, he added.

According to data made available by the Socia...