At least 50 students of Vidyaniketan High School suffered food poisoning this afternoon and and 38 of them were admitted to Civil Hospital, police said.

The school is run by Nashik municipal corporation.

Students had eaten the khichadi under mid-day meal scheme, prepared by Shri Shakti Mahila Bachat Group.

Soon afterwards, they started complaining of uneasiness, vomiting, etc.

Condition of all the students is stable, police said. Maharashtra PWD minister Chhagan Bhujbal visited the hospital to take a stock of the situation.