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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Dept not to source mid-day meals from ISKCON kitchen -Charu Chhibber

Dept not to source mid-day meals from ISKCON kitchen -Charu Chhibber

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published Published on Feb 1, 2017   modified Modified on Feb 1, 2017
-The Tribune

Chandigarh: Keeping in view the palate of students, the UT Education Department has decided not to source mid-day meals from the Akshaya Patra Foundation of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).

Chandigarh Tribune had earlier reported that students of government schools in the city will get mid-day meals from the Akshaya Patra Foundation of ISKCON from the new academic session, starting in April.

However, the Education Department has now taken a U-turn on its decision.

Confirming the development, Saroj Mittal, Deputy Director, School Education-II, said, “Last year, I had visited the ISKCON kitchen in Gurugram to discuss the proposal of the department with their officials. I toured the kitchen and even tasted the food, which is made without onion and garlic. Frankly, I did not find it suitable for the north Indian palate.”

She added that even the chapattis served were machine made, not suitable for consumption after a few hours of preparation. "If I did not find the food appetising, how can I expect the children to like it?" she questioned.

Mittal conceded that soon after she returned from Gurugram, she conducted an impromptu and informal survey in one of the government schools in the city.

"Children told me they relished the pakoda-kadhi, rajma, parantha served in mid-day meal. I don't think they will like the food made without onion and garlic and other north Indian spices. Moreover, children in this growing stage need healthy, nutritious food," she said.

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The Tribune, 1 February, 2017, http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/dept-not-to-source-mid-day-meals-from-iskcon-kitchen/357865.html


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