Social Audit to be conducted in 26,720 council schools across Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, Nov14 (UNI) The Uttar Pradesh government will conduct social audits in 26,720 council schools across all 75 districts to ensure transparency, accountability and effective implementation of government schemes under the Samagra Shiksha programme. The schools selected for the exercise account for 20 per cent of the state's council schools. To facilitate the process, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Social Audit Directorate, Rural Development Department, and the State Project Office, Samagra Shiksha. Director General of School Education and State Project Director, Samagra Shiksha, Monika Rani, has sent the signed MoU to the Director of the…