TNI Editorial: One of the Mohan Majhi government’s most commendable decisions remains continuation of eggs in mid-day meals across schools in Odisha.

At a time when 14 Indian states, including several BJP-ruled ones and Kolkata under its new BJP government, have excluded eggs from school meals, Odisha has prioritised children’s nutrition over political or ideological considerations.

For lakhs of students, eggs remain an affordable and reliable source of protein, improving health, attendance and learning outcomes. And, Mohan Sarkar acknowledges that need. Good governance is not always about launching new schemes; sometimes, it lies in preserving policies that serve the common people.