Indian hostels are home to more than 50 lakh students across India, yet a majority of hostels fail to provide healthy and nutritious meals as part of their hostel mess food.

Current Food Scenario:-

Vegetables are prepared in stale and high amount of oil. Dals and curries are watery. Extra use of spices. Milk and milk products like curd are adulterated with water. And overall quality of the food is brought down to reduce costs and effort.

Due to this:-

1. Students see both external and internal health deficiencies
2. Parents are constantly concerned about health issues of their children
3. Both students and parents are on the lookout for better food alternatives, which are not equally accessible to everyone, are expensive and time consuming. 
4. Only a small percentage of students actually end up becoming concerned about their health.

With the increasing focus on education, we are only seeing more number of students taking up higher education, which means more hostels, and more students ending up with food options that do not meet their nutritional requirements, and increased risk of illnesses in the long run. 

A holistic education is one that is sustainable and caters to the overall growth and development of its students. 

This petition is to find a solution and consider the health of our youth as a top priority.