Tamil Nadu Renames CM Breakfast Scheme After K Kamaraj

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, former Chief Minister M G



Ramachandran transformed the scheme as Puratchi Thalaivar MGR Nutritious Meal Programme in 1982.

Late Chief Ministers - M Karunanidhi and J Jayalalithaa - 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 targeting the students of Class 1 to 5.