Extended breakfast scheme launched in government-aided schools

Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M. Appavu inaugurated the extended breakfast scheme in government-aided schools at Kamaraj Middle School at South Kallikulam in the district on Monday in the presence of District Collector K.P. Karthikeyan

Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M. Appavu inaugurated the extended breakfast scheme in government-aided schools at Kamaraj Middle School at South Kallikulam in the district on Monday in the presence of District Collector K.P. Karthikeyan.

“The breakfast scheme extended to the government-aided schools in Tirunelveli district will benefit 17,881 students in 416 schools in rural areas,” Mr. Appavu said.

District Panchayat chairman V.S.R. Jegadeesh was present.

Thoothukudi MP Kanimozhi inaugurated the scheme at VVD Memorial Primary School at Arockiyapuram on Thoothukudi outskirts in the presence of Social Welfare Minister P. Geetha Jeevan, District Collector G. Lakshmipathy, Mayor Jegan Periyasamy, Revenue Divisional Officer, Thoothukudi, M. Prabhu and Ottapidaaram MLA M.C. Shanmugaiah.

 “A total of 20,848 children from 546 schools are getting benefited through the breakfast scheme in Thoothukudi district,” Ms. Geetha said.

In Kanniyakumari district, Minister for Dairy Development T. Mano Thangaraj inaugurated the breakfast scheme at St. Joseph’s Primary School at Pilaankaalai in the presence of District Collector P.N. Sridhar.

“The extended scheme will benefit 4,619 children in 70 government-aided schools. With this, 26,693 students in 445 schools will be benefited,” Mr. Mano Thangaraj said.