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Encouraged by the enhance within the attendance of scholars in faculties within the wake of the launch of the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme, the State authorities has determined to expanded it to cowl all the 30,122 authorities primary faculties within the State from the upcoming educational yr, introduced Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan throughout the Budget for 2023-24, offered within the Assembly on Monday, March 20, 2023.
The complete allocation for the scheme within the Budget is ₹500 crore and it’ll profit 18 lakh college students finding out from Classes I to V.
Mr. Rajan mentioned Chief Minister M.Ok. Stalin had launched the landmark scheme “of this Dravidian Model Government” on September 15, on the delivery anniversary of former Chief Minister C.N. Annadurai to overcome “stunted growth and malnutrition” amongst youngsters in authorities faculties.
He mentioned the scheme was being expanded to translate the noble imaginative and prescient of the Chief Minister that “we will make any sacrifice to ensure that no child remains hungry while learning and to make learning joyful and education universal.”
Reeling out statistics, Mr. Rajan mentioned out of the 1,543 elementary faculties, the place the scheme was applied within the first section, the attendance of scholars had elevated in 1,319 faculties.
“The attendance has increased by 10 per cent in 624 schools, 20 per cent in 462 schools and 30 per cent in 193 schools. In Tirupattur, Perambalur, Ariyalur and Tiruvarur districts, attendance of students has increased in all the schools where the Breakfast Scheme was implemented,” he mentioned.
The Finance Minister additionally introduced a start-up mission for girls to handle difficulties confronted by ladies entrepreneurs in accessing enough, well timed credit score and advertising and marketing of merchandise.
