Stalin Launches Expanded CM's Breakfast Scheme For Govt Primary School Students Across TN

The Chief Minister's breakfast scheme is expected to benefit 17 lakh primary school students in Tamil Nadu.

The CM launched the first leg of breakfast scheme in Madurai on September 15, 2022.

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin launched the expansion of the breakfast scheme for government primary school students at Tirukkuvalai in Nagapattinam on Friday. Thirukkuvalai is the birthplace of Stalin's father and former TN CM M Karunanidhi. The scheme is expected to benefit 17 lakh primary school students in the state. During the event, CM served food for the school children and had breakfast with them. The same scheme was launched by Minister and Stalin's son Udhayanidhi in Chennai. 

Addressing at the launch, Stalin said, "The objective of the scheme is to ensure that students come to school without hunger, to prevent malnutrition, eliminate anemia, increase student attendance and reduce the workload of working mothers."

#WATCH | Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin inaugurates the state-wide launch of the CM breakfast scheme in Nagapattinam district.

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"Through this, Tamil Nadu is going to get many benefits. DMK is determined that no reason should stand in the way of education," he said. 

Stating that DMK was running a government that attempts to impart knowledge to all, Stalin said that in the name of National Education Policy and NEET there were treacherous people who put barriers. 

This is the time of Ekalaivan. A time when the Dravidian philosophy where 'everyone will get everything' stands tall, he said. 

The CM first launched the breakfast scheme in Madurai on September 15, 2022. Through the initial Chief Minister's breakfast scheme, 1.14 lakh students studying Class 1 to 5 benefitted in 1,545 government primary schools on all working days.

On Independence day, CM Stalin announced the expansion of the breakfast scheme.  

Later, Stalin had asked all MPs and MLAs to launch the scheme in their respective constituencies. It may be recalled that Tamil Nadu already has mid-day meals scheme.