The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Students of Shivamogga school denied non-veg food for years; KDSS raises concern
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The Hindu Bureau
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Students at a residential school in Karnataka have been denied non-vegetarian food for years due to local cultural pressures, despite official menu guidelines. Activists are now calling for the school to adhere to the prescribed nutritional standards.
Students of Morarji Desai Residential School, run by the Social Welfare Department at Hanchina Siddapura in Bhadravathi taluk of Shivamogga district, have not been served non-vegetarian food for several years, in violation of the prescribed hostel menu, reportedly due to a custom imposed by villagers.
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