Hyderabad, March 20 -- The Telangana government has cleared school infrastructure works worth Rs 1,011.65 crore under the Core Urban Region Economy (CURE) programme, which will see 11 new integrated school complexes built, 17 existing schools upgraded and 501 classrooms added across 164 government schools in urban areas of the state.

Of the total outlay, Rs 496.75 crore has been earmarked for the new integrated school complexes across Medchal-Malkajgiri, Sangareddy, Rangareddy and Hyderabad districts. Most of the proposed schools will offer education from pre-primary to Class 12.

Upgradation of the 17 existing schools, which will expand facilities and extend classes up to the higher secondary level, will be taken up at a cost of Rs 364....