Tamil Nadu: Breakfast scheme inaugurated in all districts

NEW DELHI: The breakfast scheme for the elementary school was inaugurated in all the districts of Tamil Nadu. The state’s elected representatives, including health minister Ma Subramanian and Mayor R Priya, flagged off the vehicles carrying food for the children at Madhavaram. 

Similar to the midday meals scheme, the government has covered all the schools in the northern part of the city in the first phase, a total of 37 schools under the Chennai corporation. This initiative is expected to benefit 1.14 lakh students and increase the number of students in these low-enrolment government schools. Local bodies are implementing the scheme in 1,545 schools with a budget of 33.56 crores.