Eggs to remain on mid-day meal menu in Kolkata schools: WB CM
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced that eggs will remain part of the mid-day meal program in Kolkata schools, provided through self-help groups. This decision follows a compromise where ISKCON will supply vegetarian meals while the state government increases the per-student meal budget.
Putting an end to the controversy over the alleged denial of eggs in mid-day meals for schoolchildren in Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday (July 29, 2026) said that while the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) will provide protein-rich mid-day meals to children, eggs will be provided separately through self-help groups (SHGs).
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