Over 88,000 students benefit under breakfast scheme in Erode district
The Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme has been expanded in Erode district, Tamil Nadu, now benefiting over 88,000 students across 1,631 schools, including an additional 28,984 students in higher classes. The initiative aims to improve student attendance, cognitive development, and nutrition, while also supporting working mothers.
Why it matters
This expansion highlights a significant government effort to address student hunger and improve educational outcomes, potentially impacting the health and academic performance of thousands of children in the region.
As many as 88,054 students in 1,631 schools in Erode district will benefit from the expansion of the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme to Classes VI to VIII, Minister for Handlooms, Textiles and Khadi M. Vijay Balaji said on Tuesday (September 22, 2026).
The Minister served breakfast to students at the Kamarajar Government Higher Secondary School in Karungalpalayam here following the launch of the scheme’s expansion by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay at Chennai. The expansion will cover 28,984 additional students in 423 schools.
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