Punjab may emulate Tamil Nadu-like school breakfast plan: Mann

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann lauded his Tamil Nadu counterpart’s breakfast scheme, calling it an effective initiative to prevent school dropouts and improve children’s health and said on Tuesday that he would explore the feasibility of replicating a similar scheme in Punjab.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and his Tamil Nadu counterpart, MK Stalin, serve food to students during the launch of the ‘breakfast scheme’ in Chennai on Tuesday. (PTI)

At an event in Chennai to launch the fifth phase of the scheme, Mann thanked Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin for inviting him as the chief guest. “It is heartening to know that the scheme has yielded remarkable results in Tamil Nadu, including improved student attendance, enhanced learning outcomes, reduced malnutrition, and lower disease rates among primary school students. This is a good initiative. We will consider launching a similar initiative in Punjab,” said Mann.