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Tamil Nadu school meal biryani proposal under review
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Tamil Nadu school meal biryani proposal under review
On 29 July 2026, Tamil Nadu’s School Education Minister A Rajmohan convened a two‑day consultative meeting with teacher and non‑teaching staff unions. Delegates presented a range of demands, including computer‑science classes from grade 1, regularisation of Samagra Shiksha teachers, salary hikes for library staff, transport facilities for all students, exemption of exam fees, and an expansion of the midday‑meal and Chief Minister’s Breakfast schemes to higher grades (classes 11‑12). A notable request was the introduction of chicken biryani once a week under the state’s flagship midday‑meal programme. Rajmohan placed the biryani proposal before Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and the Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Department for consideration. The government is reviewing the suggestion consideration, alongside broader food‑quality improvements such as rice grading, grading and scheme extensions of both schemes that could benefit an additional eight lakh students. No By 1 August 2026, Rajmohan reported that the chicken biryani suggestion was under serious consideration and had been formally forwarded to the Chief Minister for a final decision. He clarified that vegetarian meals would continue for students who prefer them and framed the biryani option as a source of additional protein. Rajmohan also urged that the proposal not be politicised, citing the state’s historic midday‑meal expansions that previously introduced eggs and other enhancements. No decision has been made; announced yet; the proposal remains under review pending further consultation. The meetings also sought to ease Teacher Eligibility Test requirements following a Supreme Court ruling consultation and to regularise teachers hired under the Samagra Shiksha scheme. approval.
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