No eggs in anganwadis, says vegetarian CM Shivraj Singh

Bhopal: Eggs will not be a part of the meals served at anganwadi centres in Madhya Pradesh with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, a vegetarian himself, rejecting a proposal in this regard. “Not eggs, but milk will be made available to children and pregnant women at the anganwadi centres,” Mr Chouhan told a meeting of BJP workers over the weekend. 

 

In April this year, state women and child development department principal secretary J.N. Kansotia had asked officers in Alirajpur, Mandla and Hoshangabad districts to send proposals regarding the introduction of egg curry or boiled eggs in anganwadi meals on experimental basis. His direction came after some district officers suggested to him that since eggs are nutritious and protein-rich, these should be given to children at least twice a week to help tackle the problem of malnourishment. 

“Some people did suggest about serving eggs, but there was no consensus over it at the meeting,” said minister Maya Singh.