Launch of expansion of Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme deferred to September 22: T.N. govt.
The scheme will be rolled out in all districts except Chengalpattu and Tiruppur, where the Model Code of Conduct is in force in view of the ensuing bypolls to Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly segments
The Tamil Nadu government has postponed the launch of the expansion of the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme, originally planned for September 17, the birthday of social reformer Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, to September 22. This decision was made due to Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s official overseas visit to London. Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Secretary M. Pallavi Baldev informed district Collectors via a letter that the Chief Minister will inaugurate the scheme for students in Classes VI to VIII in Chennai on the 22nd.
The scheme will also be implemented in all districts, except Chengalpattu and Tiruppur, which are under the Model Code of Conduct due to upcoming bypolls in Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly segments. Chief Minister Vijay, who is on his maiden overseas tour as the Chief Minister, is set to return to Chennai on September 17. Additionally, the State Government has also decided to postpone the launch of the Thaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam scheme, which provides one-gram gold rings to newborns in government hospitals, originally scheduled for September 15, the birthday of Dravidian leader and former Chief Minister C. N. Annadurai. This too was delayed due to Vijay’s overseas trip.
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