Tamil Nadu CM's Breakfast Scheme Boosts Children's Memory
3 months, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu CM's Breakfast Scheme Boosts Children's Memory

Deccan Chronicle  

A study conducted by the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission has revealed that more than 90% of children benefiting from the Chief Minister's Breakfast Scheme have shown improved memory. The interim report, released on Monday, highlights a marked increase in classroom attention, interest in learning and sports, and punctuality in attending school.The study, covering 5,410 children across 100 schools, found enhanced recall of previously taught lessons, along with improvements in handwriting, reading, and speaking abilities.Launched on September 15, 2022, the Breakfast Scheme has been gradually expanded and now benefits 20.73 lakh children in 34,987 government and state-aided primary schools.The report, presented by State Planning Commission’s executive vice chairman J. Jayaranjan to Chief Minister M. K. Stalin, also included assessments of other key government schemes such as the Pudumai Penn Scheme, which provides financial support to girl students for higher education, and the Ennum Ezhuthum Scheme, aimed at improving primary education quality.In addition to these, two studies on urban heat islands and district cooling systems in Tamil Nadu were also presented.

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Extended breakfast scheme launched in government-aided schools
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Extended breakfast scheme launched in government-aided schools

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M. Appavu inaugurated the extended breakfast scheme in government-aided schools at Kamaraj Middle School at South Kallikulam in the district on Monday in the presence of District Collector K.P. “The breakfast scheme extended to the government-aided schools in Tirunelveli district will benefit 17,881 students in 416 schools in rural areas,” Mr. Appavu said. Kanimozhi launches scheme …

T.N. CM Stalin to expand breakfast scheme to government-aided primary schools on July 15
8 months, 2 weeks ago

T.N. CM Stalin to expand breakfast scheme to government-aided primary schools on July 15

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will launch the government’s flagship Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme in government-aided schools on July 15 in Tiruvallur. A State government press release issued on Saturday, July 13, 2024, said the scheme would benefit a total of 2,23,536 students in 3,995 government-aided primary schools. The scheme was first launched on September 15, 2022 in Chennai …

TN Budget 2024: CM's breakfast scheme, Puthumai Penn aid to govt-aided schools with caveats
1 year, 1 month ago

TN Budget 2024: CM's breakfast scheme, Puthumai Penn aid to govt-aided schools with caveats

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Addressing a longstanding demand, the state government has now extended the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme and the Puthumai Penn Scheme to government-aided schools, as part of budget announcements this year. However, this expansion is not without caveats: the breakfast scheme will cover only Class 1-5 students in rural areas, while the Puthumai Penn Scheme expansion is meant only for …

Tamil Nadu CM M.K Stalin’s flagship Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme to be outsourced to private agencies in over 350 schools under Greater Chennai Corporation as Council passes resolution
1 year, 4 months ago

Tamil Nadu CM M.K Stalin’s flagship Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme to be outsourced to private agencies in over 350 schools under Greater Chennai Corporation as Council passes resolution

The Hindu  

The Greater Chennai Corporation’s Council passed a resolution to outsource to a private agency the State government’s flagship Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme in all its regions — north, central, and south — at the General Council Meeting on Wednesday, November 29, despite opposition from the Communist party members. Greater Chennai Corporation Council passed resolution to outsource TN CM's …

Chief Minister\'s Breakfast Scheme Launched in Telangana, To Benefit 23 Lakh Students
1 year, 5 months ago

Chief Minister\'s Breakfast Scheme Launched in Telangana, To Benefit 23 Lakh Students

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Led by IT minister K.T. Ministers T. Harish Rao, Patnam Mahender Reddy and education minister Sabitha Indra Reddy inaugurated the scheme at the Zilla Parishad High School in Raviryala, Rangareddy district. Inaugurating the scheme at a government high school in West Marredpally, Hyderabad, Rama Rao emphasised that the groundbreaking initiative would benefit 23 lakh students. Education minister Sabitha Indra …

When schools whet the appetite of students, and feed them
1 year, 6 months ago

When schools whet the appetite of students, and feed them

The Hindu  

For K. Devi, a mother of three, immense relief came from unexpected quarters a couple of weeks ago. Tamil Nadu is the first State to launch a free breakfast scheme for students of government primary schools, a massive public venture. In the first phase, the government inaugurated the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme at 1,545 primary schools run by the government, …

T.N. Budget | Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme to be expanded to all primary schools
2 years ago

T.N. Budget | Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme to be expanded to all primary schools

The Hindu  

Encouraged by the increase in the attendance of students in schools in the wake of the launch of the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme, the State government has decided to expanded it to cover all the 30,122 government primary schools in the State from the upcoming academic year, announced Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan during the Budget for 2023-24, presented in …

5 lakh to be Educated Under National Literacy Programme: TN Minister
2 years, 3 months ago

5 lakh to be Educated Under National Literacy Programme: TN Minister

News 18  

Tamil Nadu Minister for School Education, Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said on Friday that the state would educate 5 lakh individuals under the National Literacy programme. Stalin has allocated Rs 9.83 crore under the National Literacy Programme in Tamil Nadu for providing basic literacy programmes including reading and writing for children and adults alike. The Tamil Nadu school education minister said …

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin Launches Free Breakfast Scheme for Students
2 years, 4 months ago

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin Launches Free Breakfast Scheme for Students

News 18  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday launched a free breakfast scheme for school in Palani, Dindigul district. A statement from the Chief Minister’s office said that the scheme is applicable to students studying in two schools and four colleges that come under the state’s Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department. The scheme, according to the statement, will cover …

Eat and learn: The Hindu Editorial on Tamil Nadu’s breakfast scheme in schools
2 years, 6 months ago

Eat and learn: The Hindu Editorial on Tamil Nadu’s breakfast scheme in schools

The Hindu  

Sometimes the ability of a government to find resources for a good scheme is only limited by its intent. The Tamil Nadu government’s launch of the free breakfast scheme for schoolchildren is an instance of a policy initiative with far-reaching consequences for school education and public health. School performance improves, as do behaviour and cognition, but a regular breakfast also …

Tamil Nadu’s new breakfast scheme in schools
2 years, 6 months ago

Tamil Nadu’s new breakfast scheme in schools

The Hindu  

The story so far: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on Thursday, at the Madurai Corporation Primary School Aathimoolam II in Simmakal, Madurai, launched the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme for students of Class I to V in government schools. Besides, as a consequence of the collaborative implementation of the Integrated Child Development Scheme and the nutritious meal programme, around …

Breakfast scheme should not be counted as freebie, charity or gift: M.K. Stalin
2 years, 6 months ago

Breakfast scheme should not be counted as freebie, charity or gift: M.K. Stalin

The Hindu  

After assuming the office of Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu by swearing “I, Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin” last year, I feel, Thursday’s inauguration of the Breakfast Scheme for students of classes I to V, will remain in the golden pages of history and bring a positive change in the lives of my people. Exactly, 102 years ago, on September 16, one …

5,941 students identified for CM’s breakfast scheme in Chennai
2 years, 6 months ago

5,941 students identified for CM’s breakfast scheme in Chennai

The Hindu  

September 15, 2022 10:10 pm | Updated September 17, 2022 07:42 am IST - CHENNAI Starting Friday, 5,941 students from 37 schools of the Greater Chennai Corporation and government schools in Chennai will receive free breakfast as part of the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme in the first phase. At least 25,769 students of 117 primary schools run by the Corporation …

Over 4,000 students to benefit from Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme in Madurai
2 years, 6 months ago

Over 4,000 students to benefit from Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme in Madurai

The Hindu  

Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme is a trailblazing effort in keeping intact the Dravidian movement’s ideology that poverty or caste must not be an obstacle to one’s education, Chief Minister M.K. Speaking at the launch of the scheme at Adhimoolam Corporation Primary School here on Thursday, he said inaugurating the scheme at the school located at Keela Anna Thoppu was like …

Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme launch in Tamil Nadu | Scheme not a freebie, but duty of State to feed its children, says CM Stalin
2 years, 6 months ago

Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme launch in Tamil Nadu | Scheme not a freebie, but duty of State to feed its children, says CM Stalin

The Hindu  

The Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme rolled out for students of Class I to V in government schools is not a freebie, in fact it is the foremost duty and responsibility of the State government to ensure its children are fed. He was speaking at the launch of the novel ‘Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme’ at the Corporation Primary School Aathimoolam II …

Pudhumai Penn scheme launch in Tamil Nadu | Chief Ministers Stalin, Kejriwal share dais
2 years, 6 months ago

Pudhumai Penn scheme launch in Tamil Nadu | Chief Ministers Stalin, Kejriwal share dais

The Hindu  

September 05, 2022 01:27 pm | Updated September 06, 2022 03:35 am IST - CHENNAI Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on September 5 launched the Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Higher Education Assurance scheme titled 'Pudhumai Penn' at a function in Chennai, in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. During the event held at Bharathi Women’s College in Chennai …

Tamil Nadu CM’s breakfast scheme to be introduced in 112 elementary schools in Dharmapuri’s Palacode
2 years, 6 months ago

Tamil Nadu CM’s breakfast scheme to be introduced in 112 elementary schools in Dharmapuri’s Palacode

The Hindu  

The Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme is proposed to be introduced in the elementary schools in Palacode to benefit more than 6,500 students. The breakfast scheme was announced by Chief Minister M. K. Stalin in May this year, to cover all students of elementary classes of 1 to 5 in government schools. The scheme is being introduced in the light of …

Tamil Nadu rolls out ‘Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme’ at 1,545 government primary schools to benefit 1.14 lakh children
2 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu rolls out ‘Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme’ at 1,545 government primary schools to benefit 1.14 lakh children

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government on July 27 issued an Order to implement the first phase of the ‘Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme’ at 1,545 government primary schools to benefit more than 1.14 lakh children in Classes I-V across the State during 2022-23, at a total cost of ₹33.56 crore. More than 43,600 students studying in schools in Municipal Corporations, more than …

Centre extends mid-day meal scheme to 24 lakh pre-primary students
3 years, 6 months ago

Centre extends mid-day meal scheme to 24 lakh pre-primary students

The Hindu  

The Centre has rebranded the 26-year old national mid-day meal scheme to give a hot cooked meal to 11.8 crore government school students from Class 1 to 8, with the Cabinet approving a proposal to rename it as the PM POSHAN scheme on September 29. Although this year’s budget for mid-day meals remains unchanged, an additional ₹266 crore is expected …

New breakfast scheme initiated in Chennai for students
6 years ago

New breakfast scheme initiated in Chennai for students

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit launched the free breakfast scheme on Feb 25, 2019 for school going children, hailing from Tamil Nadu as a beacon of hope for rights-based welfare initiatives and schemes. It is, therefore, no wonder that this programme to provide breakfast to school children is being commenced in Tamil Nadu." Showing hopes that scheme would yield positive …

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