Tamil Nadu expands free breakfast scheme to 1.5 million more students
Chennai: Tamil Nadu has expanded its free school breakfast programme to students in Classes 6 to 8, bringing another 1.53 million children under a scheme that will now provide morning meals to nearly 3.5 million students across the state. Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay launched the expanded Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme at Gandhi Gramam Middle School in Chennai’s Thiruvanmiyur on…
Tamil Nadu has expanded its free school breakfast program to include an additional 1.53 million students in Classes 6 to 8, raising the total number to nearly 3.5 million students across the state. The expanded Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme was launched by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay at Gandhi Gramam Middle School in Chennai’s Thiruvanmiyur on Tuesday, with the chief minister serving pongal, sambar and a sweet to the students before partaking in the meal.
The total cost for the expansion is Rs2.17 billion, bringing the overall allocation for the breakfast programme to approximately Rs7.24 billion. The program, previously for students in Classes 1 to 5, now covers students in Classes 6 to 8 at 15,454 government and government-aided schools, totaling 3.46 million students. The initiative aims to address classroom hunger, enhance nutrition, and promote school attendance and focus among students.
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