Most BJP-ruled states skip eggs in mid-day meal, cite vegetarian sentiments

According to a survey, 14 of 19 BJP-majority states deny eggs to children in schools and anganwadis

Swati Narayan, a research scholar and an activist with the Right To Food campaign, recently mapped the inclusion of eggs in mid-day meals in schools and anganwadis across India using government data and media reports. The map, which looks at possible links between political ideology and the provision of eggs in these meals, was released on July 8, 2018.

 

14 of 19 BJP-majority states, deny eggs to children in schools and anganwadis

In Saeed Ahmed v State of U.P. (6871 of 2017), Allahabad High Court ruled “food that is conducive