India, March 6 -- Following the Centre's guidelines, the Maharashtra school education department will conduct a social audit of the Prime Minister Poshan Shakti Nirman Yojana (school nutrition scheme) implemented for Classes 1 to 8 students.

According to the government resolution passed on Wednesday, 5% of schools in the state, totalling 4,325 schools, will be covered under the audit.

The programme, in operation in Maharashtra since August 15, 1995, benefitted nearly 89 lakh students in the academic year 2025-26.

The state has sanctioned Rs.2.42 crore for the audit to be carried out by the Maharashtra State Social Audit and Transparency Society. Schools will be required to submit documents at least 25 days before the commencement of th...