Karnataka: Rise in egg prices triggers demand for midday meal fund hike

Madhu Bangarappa, School Education and Literacy Minister, during the session, at Vidhana Soudha, in Bengaluru on Monday. Amid demands to increase the average funds allotted for the purchase of eggs under the midday meal scheme, School Education and Literacy Minister Madhu Bangarappa, while acknowledging the rise in egg prices, said on Monday that a decision would be taken after discussions with the Finance Department.Responding to a question from Congress member Ramoji Gowda, the Minister told the Legislative Council, indicating the fluctuation in prices, “I agree that the increase in egg prices has been causing problems. Though the price was ₹7.10 per egg some time ago, it is around ₹5.33 to ₹5.93 per egg in August.”Earlier, Mr. Gowda said the price of an egg was currently hovering betwee