Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will launch the government’s flagship Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme in government-aided schools on July 15 in Tiruvallur. The event will mark the birth anniversary of former Chief Minister Kamaraj.
A State government press release issued on Saturday, July 13, 2024, said the scheme would benefit a total of 2,23,536 students in 3,995 government-aided primary schools.
The scheme was first launched on September 15, 2022 in Chennai and a total of 1.14 lakh students benefitted from it initially. Subsequently, it was launched in Tirukuvalai, the birthplace of late Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi for the benefit of students across the State.
Under the scheme, students of classes 1 to 5 are given breakfast on all working days. The scheme is aimed at improving nutrition, increasing enrolment and attendance and improving learning ability among students.
An announcement to expand the scheme to government-aided schools was made in the State budget for the current year.
