CM Vijay launches expanded Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme
The expansion will benefit around 15.3 lakh students studying in Classes VI to VIII across 15,454 government and government-aided schools in the State
On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay inaugurated the expansion of the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme. The program now includes students of Classes VI to VIII in government and government-aided schools. The Chief Minister participated in a breakfast session with the students before examining the school's classrooms.
This expansion will benefit approximately 15.3 lakh students across 15,454 government and government-aided institutions in Tamil Nadu. An additional budget of ₹217.63 crore has been allocated for the scheme during the current financial year. Centralized kitchens will prepare and provide breakfast in 447 schools within the Greater Chennai Corporation, while 2,150 schools in other municipalities, municipalities, and town panchayat areas will also receive breakfast through centralized kitchens managed by the Directorate of Municipal Administration.
In rural areas and adjoining town panchayat regions, comprising 12,857 schools, members of self-help groups linked with the Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women will prepare and serve breakfast.
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