Telangana to launch Chief Minister's Breakfast Scheme in 27,147 government schools

The scheme is launched with the aim to feed approximately 23 lakh government school students. Telangana Ministers including KT Rama Rao formally launched the scheme at different locations.

Telangana government has launched the "Chief Minister's Breakfast Scheme" for school children. After the launch of the scheme, Minister for IT and Industries Rama Rao said the scheme will be implemented throughout 27,147 government schools across the state.

The scheme is launched with the aim to feed approximately 23 lakh government school students. Telangana Ministers including KT Rama Rao formally launched the scheme at different locations.

Tamil Nadu is also implementing a similar scheme for school children of classes I to V. However, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao wanted this to be implemented to students up to class 10, he further said.

Earlier, the state government had planned to launch the scheme for school children studying from classes 1 to 10, from October 24, Vijaya Dashami day. However, it advanced the launch. Now, the scheme is applicable to all students studying in government and local bodies' schools on all working days, a Government Order had earlier said. The scheme would be launched in an attempt to address the nutritional status of school-going children which has been a concern and also to alleviate the burden of working mothers, the BRS government had said.

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