TN: CM Stalin announces free breakfast, other initiatives for students

In Tamil Nadu, chief minister M K Stalin led government on Friday completes one year in office. CM Stalin has announced new initiatives to mark this special day. Breakfast scheme for government school students for classes 1-5, schools of excellence, medical check-up of school students, Public health centre-like centres in urban areas and the expansion of 'CM in your constituency scheme' were the five announcements Stalin made in the state assembly. The ‘CM-in-your-constituency’ scheme is a public grievance redressal scheme that will now be expanded across all the constituencies in Tamil Nadu. Earlier on Saturday, the Tamil Nadu chief minister paid tributes to his father and former CM Karunanidhi and DMK founder C.N. Annadurai at their Marina Beach memorial. He  also travelled with locals in a public bus. After a 10-year stint in the opposition, Stalin led his party led alliance to an impressive victory against archrival AIADMK in the 2021 Assembly polls, that also marked his first stint as chief minister. He had earlier served as deputy CM in the 2006-11 Karunanidhi-led DMK government.