Stalin Announces Expansion of Breakfast Scheme to Benefit 20.59 Lakh Students

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• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced the expansion of the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme to cover 20.59 lakh students across the state.
• The expanded program, benefiting state-aided schools in urban areas, will be officially launched on August 26, 2025, in Chennai.
• Tamil Nadu government outlined achievements in student welfare and school infrastructure development:

– Illam Thedi Kalvi: Allocated ₹660.35 crore since 2021-22; has benefited 3.4 million students wiht assistance from 1.65 lakh volunteers.
– In FY 2025-26 alone, ₹44.14 crore reached out to about six lakh students through over 34,000 centres.
– Ennum Ezhuthum Programme: Catering to around 2.5 million students across more than 37,700 government/aided primary schools.
– High-speed internet access provided to nearly all government primary-secondary schools (28,067 established; work ongoing for remaining ~6,540).
– Initiatives include completion of ~8k advanced field equipment labs combined modern modes intelligent-classroomssetup!–highest-touch tacticalreal inclusion/data ordinarymaps matter