Cuddalore Collector orders action over breakfast scheme utensil circular
Cuddalore Collector Sibi Adhithya Senthil Kumar has ordered disciplinary action against a CEO office assistant over a circular asking schools to buy breakfast scheme utensils from their own funds.
Cuddalore District Collector Sibi Adhithya Senthil Kumar has directed Chief Educational Officer Mahalakshmi to initiate disciplinary action against an Assistant in the CEO's office after an erroneous circular was circulated to schools in the district.
The circular had stated that headmasters should purchase plates, tumblers and other utensils for students under the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme using their own funds.
It was issued ahead of the expansion of the breakfast scheme for the academic year 2026-27 to students from Classes I to VIII in government and government-aided schools. Schools were told to install new nameboards for the scheme, photograph them using GPS and upload the details through a Google Form by September 15.
The circular, sent to District Educational Officers in Cuddalore and Vriddhachalam, also said headmasters should arrange plates and tumblers for students, and rectify gaps in kitchen, lighting and drinking water facilities through the schools' own funds.
After the issue came to light, the Collector directed the CEO to take departmental action against the assistant concerned. He clarified that funds for plates, tumblers and other utensils used by children under the breakfast scheme are provided through the respective local bodies, and that this procedure will continue to be followed.