Telangana launches breakfast scheme for school students

Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao had sent a team of IAS officers headed by Smita Sabharwal to Tamil Nadu to study the breakfast scheme that is being successfully implemented there.

Telangana Ministers including IT and Industries minister K T Rama Rao formally launched the scheme at different locations. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

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The Telangana Government Friday launched the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme aimed at government school students from Class 1 to 10. As per the govt, 23 lakh students across the state would be served nutritious breakfast, Monday to Saturday, 45 minutes before the classes start.

Telangana Ministers including IT and Industries minister K T Rama Rao formally launched the scheme at different locations. Speaking after the launch, Minister for IT and Industries Rama Rao said the scheme will be implemented throughout 27,147 government schools across the state. The government will bear the Rs 400 crore additional expenditure required to implement it, he said.

Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao had sent a team of IAS officers headed by Smita Sabharwal to Tamil Nadu to study the breakfast scheme that is being successfully implemented there. The CM said that with this scheme, the government is taking steps towards helping students focus more on their studies.

Rama Rao asked the officials to ensure the food quality is maintained and random samples are collected to test the quality frequently and regularly.

The state government had earlier planned to launch the scheme for school children studying from classes 1 to 10, from October 24, Dussehra day, but as elections are expected to be announced anytime, it had advanced the launch. The scheme is applicable to all students studying in government and local bodies’ schools on all working days, officials said.

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