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Chief Minister Breakfast Scheme

Breakfast will be provided daily to primary school children from 1st to 5th standard in Government schools across Tamil Nadu. The scheme offers a variety of 13 food items, ensuring students receive nutritious meals on all school working days from Monday to Friday.

State In Kind

States / UT: Tamil Nadu

Nodal department: Department of Social Welfare and Women Empowerment

Scheme for: Individual

Scheme profile

DBT (direct benefit transfer): No

Scheme open date: 2022-05-05

Categories: Social welfare & Empowerment

Sub-categories: Food Security / Public Distribution System

Target beneficiaries: Individual

Tags: Primary School, Student, Breakfast, Food, Children

Details


The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Breakfast Scheme by the Department of Social Welfare and Women Empowerment of the Tamil Nadu Government 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 1545 Government schools will be covered under the scheme a total cost of ₹33.56 crores which will be extended to remaining schools in a phased manner.

Benefits

  • The following benefits will be provided to Students of Primary Schools under Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Breakfast Scheme:-
  • Free Breakfast will be provided to all Primary School Students
  • Breakfast has 13 Types of Food Items which 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 MondayUppama TypeRava Uppama with Vegetable Sambhar.Vermicelli Uppama with Vegetable Sambhar.Rice Uppama with Vegetable Sambhar.Wheat Rava Uppama with Vegetable Sambhar.TuesdayKhichadi TypeRava Vegetable Kitchadi.Vermicelli Vegetable Kitchadi.Sorghum Vegetable Kitchadi.Wheat Rava Vegetable Kitchadi.WednesdayPongal TypeRava Pongal with Vegetable Sambhar.Pongal with Vegetable Sambhar.ThursdayUppama TypeVermicelli Uppama with Vegetable Sambhar.Rice Uppama with Vegetable Sambhar.Rava Uppama with Vegetable Sambhar.Wheat Rava Uppama with Vegetable Sambhar.FridaySweet TypeSweet Pongal.Rava Kesari.Vermicelli Kesari

The following benefits will be provided to Students of Primary Schools under Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Breakfast Scheme:-

  • Free Breakfast will be provided to all Primary School Students.

  • Breakfast has 13 Types of Food Items which will be distributed among Students.

  • Free Breakfast will be distributed daily from Monday to Friday on School Working Days.


DaysMenu TypeBreakfast Food ItemsMondayUppama TypeRava Uppama with Vegetable Sambhar.Vermicelli Uppama with Vegetable Sambhar.Rice Uppama with Vegetable Sambhar.Wheat Rava Uppama with Vegetable Sambhar.TuesdayKhichadi TypeRava Vegetable Kitchadi.Vermicelli Vegetable Kitchadi.Sorghum Vegetable Kitchadi.Wheat Rava Vegetable Kitchadi.WednesdayPongal TypeRava Pongal with Vegetable Sambhar.Pongal with Vegetable Sambhar.ThursdayUppama TypeVermicelli Uppama with Vegetable Sambhar.Rice Uppama with Vegetable Sambhar.Rava Uppama with Vegetable Sambhar.Wheat Rava Uppama with Vegetable Sambhar.FridaySweet TypeSweet Pongal.Rava Kesari.Vermicelli Kesari.

Eligibility

  • Benefit will be provided only to Students.
  • Students should be Studying in the Government of Tamil Nadu Schools.
  • Students of Class 1st to Class 5th will only be eligible.

Application Process

Offline

  • There is no need to apply anywhere for the Tamil Nadu Government's Chief Minister Breakfast Scheme.
  • Student will get the breakfast (scheme benefits) at their school.

Documents Required

No document list is available for this scheme yet.

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  • Caste Certificate (if applicable)
  • Residence Proof
  • Bank Account Details
  • Educational Certificates (for student schemes)

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