<p>Non-vegetarian food in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in Meerut will now be cooked in a separate mess and will be also served in a separate dining hall.</p>.<p>The decision was taken after 19 students, mostly from Uttar Pradesh, protested against serving chicken dishes to about 24 students from Maharashtra at the JNV mess.</p>.<p>These students are part of the "migration of students for national integration scheme".</p>.<p>Shashank Mani Tripathi, a senior faculty member, said, "As per the migration scheme, Class 9 students from one JNV of a particular linguistic region are sent to another JNV during the academic year to promote understanding of diversity and plurality of the country's culture and people. A group of JNV students from here went to JNV-Aurangabad, Maharashtra (a Marathi-speaking region) and 24 Class 9 students have arrived from there."</p>.<p>Chicken dish was cooked for students of JNV-Aurangabad and was served to them on Monday. Nineteen students of Class 10 raised objections and warned that they would resort to "hunger strike" if it continued, the teacher added.</p>.<p>Staff members at the mess thereafter informed school principal Dr Mahesh Kumar and vice-principal P.S. Chauhan. They promptly took up the matter and assured a solution.</p>.<p>School principal Dr Mahesh Kumar said, "A chicken dish was being served to 24 students of JNV-Aurangabad at the mess once a month on their request as per the stated guidelines. Some students raised objections to this. So, the dish will be served in a separate dining hall now."</p>.<p>Officials further said the school administration plans to get cooked chicken from a 'dhaba' and then serve students to avoid a repeat of such a situation.</p>
<p>Non-vegetarian food in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in Meerut will now be cooked in a separate mess and will be also served in a separate dining hall.</p>.<p>The decision was taken after 19 students, mostly from Uttar Pradesh, protested against serving chicken dishes to about 24 students from Maharashtra at the JNV mess.</p>.<p>These students are part of the "migration of students for national integration scheme".</p>.<p>Shashank Mani Tripathi, a senior faculty member, said, "As per the migration scheme, Class 9 students from one JNV of a particular linguistic region are sent to another JNV during the academic year to promote understanding of diversity and plurality of the country's culture and people. A group of JNV students from here went to JNV-Aurangabad, Maharashtra (a Marathi-speaking region) and 24 Class 9 students have arrived from there."</p>.<p>Chicken dish was cooked for students of JNV-Aurangabad and was served to them on Monday. Nineteen students of Class 10 raised objections and warned that they would resort to "hunger strike" if it continued, the teacher added.</p>.<p>Staff members at the mess thereafter informed school principal Dr Mahesh Kumar and vice-principal P.S. Chauhan. They promptly took up the matter and assured a solution.</p>.<p>School principal Dr Mahesh Kumar said, "A chicken dish was being served to 24 students of JNV-Aurangabad at the mess once a month on their request as per the stated guidelines. Some students raised objections to this. So, the dish will be served in a separate dining hall now."</p>.<p>Officials further said the school administration plans to get cooked chicken from a 'dhaba' and then serve students to avoid a repeat of such a situation.</p>