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Launch of expansion of Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme deferred to September 22

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The Tamil Nadu government has deferred the expansion of the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme to September 22 due to the Chief Minister's travel schedule.

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  • The Tamil Nadu government has postponed the launch of the expansion of the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme from September 17 to September 22 because Chief Minister C.
  • Joseph Vijay is on an official visit to London.
  • The scheme, extending free breakfast to students of Classes VI to VIII, will now be launched by the Chief Minister in Chennai on September 22, with rollout across all districts except Chengalpattu and Tiruppur, where the Model Code of Conduct applies due to upcoming Assembly bypolls.
  • The launch of another scheme, Thaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam, which provides one-gram gold rings to newborns in government hospitals, was also deferred earlier for the same reason.

What to watch next

  • Launch of the scheme by the Chief Minister in Chennai on September 22
  • Rollout of the scheme in Chengalpattu and Tiruppur after the bypoll Model Code of Conduct ends
  • Rescheduled launch of the Thaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam gold ring scheme

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Named India · IN-TN · Chennai · London · C. Joseph Vijay · C.N. Annadurai · M. Pallavi Baldev · Periyar E.V. Ramasamy · Tamil Nadu Government

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