More than 7,000 students of Classes 1-5 in 72 government schools in Vellore, Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai and Tirupattur will benefit from the Free Breakfast Scheme that started on Friday, a day after the initiative was rolled out by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin.
Officials said schools that serve in backward and remote areas and had adequate student strength were shortlisted for the scheme during the first phase. In Vellore, only three blocks – Vellore Rural, Urban and Katpadi – out of eight were selected for the initiative.
In neighbouring Tiruvannamalai, Ranipet and Tirupattur districts, only one block in each of these districts was selected for the scheme during the first phase. “The idea is to focus on the most backward and hilly areas. In fact, among the 18 blocks in Tiruvannamalai, only Jamanamaradoor block was selected for the scheme in the first phase due to its remoteness,” said P.A. Syed Sulaiman, Project Officer, Mahalir Thittam (Tiruvannamalai).
