Chicken biryani for mid-day meal in Tamil Nadu schools? ‘Even prisoner in jail gets...’ — what CM Vijay's minister said

Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has announced plans to introduce chicken biryani in mid-day meals for students in government schools, following a successful pilot phase. School Education Minister Rajmohan Arumugam stated that the decision to include non-vegetarian options like chicken biryani is a wish of the Chief Minister, and the government aims to ensure food safety and hygiene standards are met before any wider rollout.

The pilot project will assess the feasibility of the initiative, with an additional fund of ₹217.63 crore allocated in the current financial year to support the expansion, benefiting around 15.30 lakh additional students studying from VI to VIII standards in 15,454 government and aided schools.

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