Chief Minister Stalin inaugurated the scheme via video-conferencing for students of two schools, four colleges in Dindigul district run by the shrine, and the temple administration would bear the expenditure.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin inaugurated a cost-free breakfast scheme for 4,000 students of educational institutions run by the popular Palani temple. Chief Minister Stalin inaugurated the scheme via video-conferencing for students of two schools, four colleges in Dindigul district run by the shrine, and the temple administration would bear the expenditure. The breakfast menu would include Idli, Venpongal, Rava upma, Kichidi with chutney and sambar.
The students hail from places that are far away from their respective educational institutions and the move is also considering their economic situation, the government said in an official release here.
HR and CE Minister, P K Sekar Babu, Food Minister R Sakkarapani, who hails from the Dindigul district and top officials were present. The Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swami Thirukoil at Palani in the Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu runs the educational institutions. The ancient hill shrine is popularly known as the Palani temple, which attracts devotees from far and wide, including neighbouring Kerala and countries like Malaysia and Singapore, home to a large number of Indian origin Tamils.
The place of worship, dedicated to Lord Muruga is administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) Department of the State government. In the Demand for grants to the HR and CE department for 2022-23 presented in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, the government announced the cost-free breakfast scheme for students of schools and colleges run by the Palani temple.
On September 15, Stalin launched the breakfast scheme for government school students from Class 1 to 5. On May 7, 2022, on completion of a year in office, Chief Minister Stalin had announced the scheme in Assembly. In Tamil, the scheme for government school students is named as "Mudalamaicharin Kalai Unavu Thittam (Chief Minister's Breakfast Scheme)."
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