The West Bengal government has officially announced a change to the state's school mid-day meal program, confirming that boiled eggs will be introduced to the menu. According to reports from a press conference held at the state secretariat, Nabanna, the Chief Minister clarified that this new addition is intended to supplement the existing nutritional offerings provided to students.

Under the new arrangement, the distribution of eggs will be handled by local self-help groups. This program will operate in tandem with the current system, where the organization ISKCON continues to provide vegetarian mid-day meals to schools. The government’s decision aims to diversify the nutritional intake of students participating in the state-run meal scheme. While the announcement outlines the logistical split between the vegetarian meals provided by ISKCON and the egg distribution managed by self-help groups, specific details regarding the rollout timeline or the total number of schools affected were not provided in the initial report.