CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Puducherry govt. has launched Kalaignar Karunanidhi Breakfast Scheme 2020 to provide food absolutely free of cost to school students. The scheme has been named after former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president Kalaignar M Karunanidhi for government and government aided school students.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme 2022 under Rule110 that Breakfast will be provided to primary school children from 1st to 5th standard studying in Government schools on all school working days and the scheme has been launched on 15.09. 2022 at Madurai by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

Detailed explanation-3: -His administration was dismissed in 1991 for its alleged links with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). He came to power in the state in 1996 after forming a partnership with the Tamil Maanila Congress and joined the United Front led by Deve Gowda in the center. His party allied with the BJP in 1999.

Detailed explanation-4: -About the Scheme: Each student is to receive an average of 293 calories and 9.85 g protein per day. Apart from this, the students are already receiving nutrition via mid-day meal scheme: The mid-day meal scheme provides an average of 553 calories and 18 g of protein.

Detailed explanation-5: -Roots programme The Indian state Tamil Nadu was a pioneer in introducing midday meal programmes in India to increase the number of children enrolling in school; K. Kamaraj, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu at the time, introduced it first in Chennai and later extended it to all districts of Tamil Nadu.