PRAYAGRAJ, April 11 -- To boost sports among schoolchildren, indoor mini stadiums will be built in 23 Government Intermediate Colleges (GICs) and Government Girls' Intermediate Colleges (GGICs) across Uttar Pradesh at a cost of Rs.113.16 crore.

A total of Rs.49.68 crore at a rate of Rs.4.92 crore each has been sanctioned for the construction of indoor mini stadiums in these GICs and GGICs located in 18 districts of UP, informed officials of the state secondary education department.

Director of Secondary Education Mahendra Dev has released an amount of Rs.2.16 crore for each of these schools to the District Inspectors of Schools (DIoSs) concerned of the respective districts as first instalment through a missive sent on March 26, said Add...