India, March 7 -- The deputy director of education, Pune division, has ordered a detailed inquiry into whether or not minority-status schools in the division are admitting at least 51% students from the minority community for which they have been granted minority status. The order comes after a memorandum dated February 21, 2026 was submitted by the president of the Maharashtra Navnirman Vidyarthi Sena (Pune city); seeking an investigation into whether or not schools granted minority status are fulfilling the conditions attached to such recognition, as also demanding action against institutions found violating the prescribed norms.

As per existing government regulations, unaided religious and linguistic minority educational institutions ...