Bengal CM inaugurates ISKCON mega kitchen to serve mid-day meals

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday inaugurated ISKCON’s mega kitchen in Kolkata, where mid-day meals will be prepared for 44,000 students of 500 state-run and aided schools in the city.

Adhikari took part in a ‘yajna’ before formally opening the facility in Taratala in the south-western part of the city.

“Initially, ISKCON will serve mid-day meals to 44,000 students in 500 Kolkata schools. Within the next three months, mid-day



meals will reach 2.5 lakh students. The allocation has been increased to Rs 10 per meal per student,” he said.

The chief minister said the state government would separately provide boiled eggs to students twice a week through self-help groups (SHGs), in addition to the meals prepared by ISKCON.

“Balanced nutrition will help in children’s overall development,” he said, thanking ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) for the initiative.