India, Aug. 1 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday, 1 August inaugurated an ISKCON mega kitchen in Kolkata that will prepare mid-day meals for 44,000 students across 500 state-run and aided schools in the city.

Adhikari took part in a 'yajna' before formally opening the facility in Taratala in south-west Kolkata.

"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, in addition to the meals prepared by IS...