<P> Initiatives by state governments to children began with their launch of a mid day meal programme in primary schools in the 1962 -- 63 school year . Tamil Nadu is a pioneer in introducing mid day meal programmes in India to increase the number of kids coming to school ; Thiru K. Kamaraj , then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu , introduced it first in Chennai and later extended it to all districts of Tamil Nadu . </P>
<P> Initiatives by state governments to children began with their launch of a mid day meal programme in primary schools in the 1962 -- 63 school year . Tamil Nadu is a pioneer in introducing mid day meal programmes in India to increase the number of kids coming to school ; Thiru K. Kamaraj , then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu , introduced it first in Chennai and later extended it to all districts of Tamil Nadu . </P>
who started first mid day meal in india
who started first mid day meal in india
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu