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plowman_digearth t1_isos452 wrote

Reply to comment by Zekrom16 in Number of poor people in India fell by about 415 mn between 2005-06 and 2019-21, a 'historic change': UN by AP24inMumbai

There are no "social problems" with eggs. Egg consumption in India was on the upswing till about 2010 when the clowns in the Hindu right wing decided to make it a wedge issue. So much so that states have taken it out of the mid day meals for school children. Regardless of their religion or beliefs.

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Zekrom16 t1_isosjiw wrote

I see , so it should be made available for mid day meal again. A national order passed regarding this in 2010?

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rolemodel21 t1_ispmtap wrote

Just because it’s gonna make me laugh, please tell me what is the controversy with eggs? Please tell me religion is involved. Please?

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plowman_digearth t1_isrn1np wrote

India is in the throes of religious fundamentalism. A portion of Hindus in half of India associate the vegetarian diet with virtue/morality. (I should point out that these people are not vegans and consume an insane amount of dairy)

In the last few years they have been in power - they have pushed vegetarianism really hard - like banning in it mid day meals at school, restricting it in state airlines and public places etc.

Previous governments had pushed egg consumption as an acceptable alternative to many Indians who were reticent to eat meat. But that's been turned back in the last decade.

India is the only country in the world where the average height of children has actually declined in the last 20 years.

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