Tamil Nadu Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme tenders 3-year food preparation contract for 1-8 classes

Direct fact

In July 2026, Tamil Nadu’s Municipal Administration Department invited tenders for a 3-year food preparation contract under the Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme, which will serve students of Classes 1 to 8 in government and government-aided schools through 3 municipal corporations and 112 municipalities.

Key specifics

• The scheme began in September 2022 as the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme for Classes 1 to 5 in government schools.
• It was later expanded to government-aided schools and renamed as the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme.
• Funding of ₹217 crore was allocated for expansion, and an official Government Order was issued.
• Breakfast will be supplied through 3 integrated kitchens in municipal corporations and 113 integrated kitchens in 112 municipalities.
• The tender notice fixes the minimum value at ₹37 lakh and the maximum value at ₹9.20 crore, with bid submission due by August 14 at 3 p.m.

Exam lens

TNPSC scheme-based question, remember September 2022, Classes 1-5 origin, later Classes 1-8 coverage, ₹217 crore allocation, 3 municipal corporations and 112 municipalities; a likely one-liner is: “Which Tamil Nadu scheme provides breakfast to schoolchildren through integrated kitchens?”