The Telangana government will relaunch the school breakfast scheme from the 2026-27 academic year. Originally introduced by the BRS government, the programme aims to improve student nutrition and attendance with added provisions like milk and ragi porridge.
BRS leader T Harish Rao criticised Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for failing to release pending salaries and retirement benefits to government employees and pensioners. He highlighted the plight of sanitation workers and retired teachers, and condemned the discontinuation of welfare schemes like the mid-day meal.
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced the revival of the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme from the next academic year, aiming to tackle classroom hunger. Speaking at an educational event in Chennai, he also declared a Rs. 2,000 monthly scholarship for ITI students and revealed a partnership with Tata Technologies to upgrade 65 institutes.
BRS working president has urged the Congress government to revive the Chief Minister's Breakfast Scheme, which was launched in Telangana by Chandrashekhar Rao in 2023 to prevent classroom hunger and malnutrition among more than 20 lakh students
Speaking after launching the scheme at the Government Primary and High School in Velpur mandal headquarters in Balkonda constituency on Friday, the Minister said the scheme was the brainchild of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao to provide quality nutritious food to school children.
After greeting students, Rama Rao had his breakfast with them in the dining hall. The inaugural breakfast menu included Idli with sambar, puri and alu kurma, upma and chutney, and kesari sweet.
