Telangana: KTR launches CM Breakfast scheme, state-wide rollout from October 24

West Marredpally (Telangana) [India], October 6 (ANI): Telangana Information Technology Minister KT Rama Rao on Friday participated in the launching of the CM Breakfast Scheme to provide nutritious breakfasts to over 23 lakh students in government schools from Class 1 to Class 10 at a Government School in West Marredpally.

After meeting the students, Rama Rao had his breakfast with the students in the dining hall. The inaugural breakfast menu included Idli with sambar, puri and alu kurma, upma and chutney, and Kesari sweet.

“As a Dasara festival gift, CM K Chandrashekhar Rao has decided to launch the “Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme” to the students studying in government primary and high schools (from classes 1 to 10) across the state from October 24. The main objective of the scheme is to provide nutritious food to the students, ” stated the CMO Telangana release.

Notably, CM KCR had sent a team of IAS officers to study a scheme that is being successfully implemented in Tamil Nadu. A team of officers studied the breakfast scheme for students and submitted a report to the government.

“It was brought to the attention of CM Sri KCR that in Tamil Nadu this scheme is being implemented only for students up to primary classes. However, CM, with a humanitarian perspective, decided to provide breakfast to high school students as well without sparing the cost. The government is going to spend Rs. 400 crore annually on this new scheme,” read the release.

Earlier, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin launched the second phase of the ‘CM’s Breakfast’ scheme in government schools across the state.

The CM’s breakfast scheme was introduced by the Tamil Nadu government in September 2022 and aimed at reducing the problem of malnutrition among students. Initially, it was launched with an aim to provide nutritious breakfast to more than 1 lakh government school students studying in classes I to V.