Tamil Nadu government renames CM Breakfast Scheme after Kamaraj

Chennai, July 23 (PTI) The Tamil Nadu government has renamed the previous DMK regime's programme of the Chief Minister's Breakfast Scheme after late Congress leader K Kamaraj, as Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast scheme to honour the late Chief Minister.

Kamaraj, celebrated as the leader who revolutionised the state's education sector, had introduced the mid-day meal programme for schools in 1956 to combat poverty and encourage school enrollment. Later, late Chief Minister M G Ramachandran transformed the scheme as Puratchi Thalaivar MGR Nutritious Meal Programme in 1982.

Late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and former CM M Karunanidhi had improved upon the nutrition aspects of the scheme over the years. The previous DMK government under M K Stalin had launched its signature programme of the Chief Minister's Breakfast Scheme in 2022, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Kamaraj on July 15 targetting the students of Class 1 to 5.