Chennai: The expansion of the Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme is set to be launched in Chennai by Chief Minister Vijay on Sept. 22.
In Tamil Nadu, with the aim of providing breakfast to children studying in Classes 1 to 5 in government schools, the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme was launched on Sept. 15, 2022. Subsequently, the scheme was expanded to government-aided schools.
Under this, a meal such as kichadi or pongal is provided every day. At present, breakfast is being provided to 19.34 lakh children studying in 37,447 government and government-aided schools across the state.
After the TVK came to power in Tamil Nadu, the breakfast scheme was renamed after Kamarajar and expanded to include classes 6 to 8. The launch ceremony for this will be held on Sept. 17, the birthday of Periyar. It had already been reported that Chief Minister Vijay would launch the scheme at a school in Virudhunagar, Kamarajar’s birthplace.
In this situation, due to the Chief Minister’s foreign trip, the expansion event for the Kamarajar breakfast scheme has been postponed to Sept. 22. ‘The Chief Minister Vijay will launch this scheme in Chennai.
“Except for the constituencies of Dharapuram and Madurantakam, where by-elections are being held, this scheme will come into effect from the 22nd in all other places,” said the circular sent by Social Welfare Department Secretary Pallavi Baldev to district collectors.
Chief Minister returns today: Chief Minister Vijay left for London on the 10th to attract foreign investment to Tamil Nadu. There, he inaugurated the Lee Mans Cup car race, in which actor Ajith Kumar participated. Subsequently, during the Chief Minister’s London visit, memorandums of understanding were signed with leading international companies for investments worth more than Rs. 15,300 crore.
In this situation, Chief Minister Vijay, after completing a week-long tour, departed from London last night. He is scheduled to arrive in Chennai today (Sept. 17) at around 8 a.m. via Dubai. A warm welcome is to be accorded to the Chief Minister at the airport on behalf of the TVK.
