PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 9 -- Officials in many districts of Uttar Pradesh have shown little enthusiasm for the state government's Project Alankar-an initiative aimed at aiding renovating and upgrading government-run as well as government-aided secondary and Sanskrit schools across the state.

Despite repeated directives from the state government, 22 districts have not submitted a single proposal for financial assistance under the scheme for any government-aided secondary school for two consecutive academic sessions including the current one, officials from the secondary education department said.

Under Project Alankar, 75% of the renovation cost is funded by the state government, while the remaining 25% must be arranged by the school management....