Overview
- Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay launched the expansion on Tuesday, Sept 22, at Gandhi Gramam Corporation School in Thiruvanmiyur and ate breakfast with students before inspecting classrooms.
- The scheme will add about 15.3 lakh students across 15,454 government and government-aided schools to the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme.
- The state has committed an additional ₹217.63 crore for the current year, raising total funding for the breakfast programme to ₹724 crore.
- Meals will be prepared in 447 integrated kitchens within Greater Chennai, 2,150 kitchens in other municipal areas, and by self‑help groups in 12,857 rural schools after a trial run highlighted gaps for district officials to fix.
- Rollout began from the launch date statewide except in Chengalpattu and Tiruppur where the Model Code of Conduct pauses implementation, and a special committee will finalise menus and oversee hygiene and quality checks.