Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay sat alongside students for breakfast at Gandhi Gramam Chennai Middle School, Chennai, marking the launch of the expanded Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme for Classes 6 to 8 on 22 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/X/@CMOTamilnadu)
The expanded Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme now covers students of Classes 6 to 8 in every government and government aided school across Tamil Nadu, as launched by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on 22 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/X/@CMOTamilnadu)
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay dined with schoolchildren at the launch event held at Gandhi Gramam Chennai Middle School in Chennai, as the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme was extended to all government and government aided schools in Tamil Nadu on 22 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/X/@CMOTamilnadu)
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay personally served water to students at the launch of the expanded Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme at Gandhi Gramam Chennai Middle School, Chennai, on 22 September 2026, signalling the scheme's outreach to middle school students. (Photo: NationPress/X/@CMOTamilnadu)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay presided over the formal launch of the expanded Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme at Gandhi Gramam Chennai Middle School in Chennai on Tuesday, 22 September 2026, extending the free breakfast entitlement to Classes 6 to 8. (Photo: NationPress/X/@CMOTamilnadu)
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay engaged directly with students during the inauguration of the expanded Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme at Gandhi Gramam Chennai Middle School, Chennai, on 22 September 2026, as the programme was rolled out for Classes 6 to 8 statewide. (Photo: NationPress/X/@CMOTamilnadu)
Students enrolled in Classes 6, 7 and 8 at government and government aided schools across Tamil Nadu are now entitled to a free daily breakfast under the expanded Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme, launched by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on 22 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/X/@CMOTamilnadu)
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay engaged with middle school students at Gandhi Gramam Chennai Middle School in Chennai as part of the statewide launch of the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme expansion on 22 September 2026, targeting nutrition support for Classes 6 to 8. (Photo: NationPress/X/@CMOTamilnadu)
In a symbolic gesture, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay served water to a student at the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme expansion event held at Gandhi Gramam Chennai Middle School, Chennai, on 22 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/X/@CMOTamilnadu)
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay served breakfast directly to students at Gandhi Gramam Chennai Middle School during the official launch of the expanded Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme on 22 September 2026, underscoring the Tamil Nadu government's focus on student nutrition. (Photo: NationPress/X/@CMOTamilnadu)
The expansion of the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme to Classes 6 to 8 marks a nutrition milestone for Tamil Nadu's government school system, with Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay personally distributing breakfast at the launch event in Chennai on 22 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/X/@CMOTamilnadu)
The Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme has been extended statewide to cover Classes 6 to 8 in all government and government aided schools in Tamil Nadu, with Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay distributing breakfast at the launch in Chennai on 22 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/X/@CMOTamilnadu)