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Stalin Launches Free Meal Scheme for Chennai Sanitation Workers, Sets Statewide Expansion Date

Statewide rollout begins December 6 with dedicated facilities planned in all 200 Chennai wards.

Overview

  • The Chief Minister launched the programme on November 15 at Kalaivanar Arangam for Greater Chennai Corporation sanitation workers, with expansion to all corporations and municipalities from December 6.
  • Meals will be nutritious and served warm in clean insulated lunch boxes at buildings owned by local civic bodies located near workers’ workplaces.
  • The government announced 300 sq. ft. lounges with changing rooms and restroom facilities for sanitation staff in every Chennai ward.
  • Stalin distributed welfare benefits, including housing, and said additional worker demands would be taken up in phased steps.
  • He praised sanitation workers’ role in restoring cities after floods and cyclones and said the initiative aims to safeguard their dignity, including in a post on X.