The objective of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Breakfast Scheme is to provide breakfast to primary school children from 1st to 5th standard studying in government schools on all school working days.
Chief Minister Breakfast Scheme - Introduction
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Breakfast Scheme by the Department of Social Welfare and Women Empowerment of the Tamil Nadu Government is for school students. Breakfast will be provided to primary school children from 1st to 5th standard studying in government schools on all school working days.
In the first phase, corporations, municipalities, and panchayats were selected based on the high prevalence of anemia as per NHFS-5 data, economically backward blocks as per SBGF, habitations of the tribal population, and inaccessibility of the areas, which will be covered under this scheme.
At present, 1,14,095 primary school children studying in 1,545 government schools will be covered under the scheme at a total cost of ₹33.56 crores, which will be extended to remaining schools in a phased manner.
Benefits
- Free breakfast will be provided to all primary school students.
- Breakfast has 13 types of food items that will be distributed among students.
- Free breakfast will be distributed daily from Monday to Friday on school working days.
| Days | Menu Type | Breakfast Food Items |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Uppama Type | Rava Uppama with vegetable sambar, Vermicelli Uppama with vegetable sambar, Rice Uppama with vegetable sambar, Wheat Rava Uppama with vegetable sambar |
| Tuesday | Khichadi Type | Rava Vegetable kitchadi, Vermicelli Vegetable kitchadi, Sorghum Vegetable kitchadi, Wheat Rava Vegetable kitchadi |
| Wednesday | Pongal Type | Rava Pongal with vegetable sambar, Pongal with vegetable sambar |
| Thursday | Uppama Type | Vermicelli Uppama with vegetable sambar, Rice Uppama with vegetable sambar, Rava Uppama with vegetable sambar, Wheat Rava Uppama with vegetable sambar |
| Friday | Sweet Type | Sweet Pongal, Rava Kesari, Vermicelli Kesari |
Eligibility
- Benefits will be provided only to students.
- Students should be studying in Government of Tamil Nadu schools.
- Students from Class 1st to Class 5th will be eligible.
Application Process
- There is no need to apply anywhere for the Tamil Nadu Government's Chief Minister Breakfast Scheme.
- Students will receive the breakfast (scheme benefits) at their school.