Tamilnadu Government today began the breakfast Scheme in 31 thousand schools. More than 17 lakh students studying first to fifth standard will be benefited by it. State Chief Minister M.K.Stalin inaugurated the program at a Panchayat School in Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam district this morning. State Ministers, Members of Parliament and Assembly inaugurated the scheme throughout all the districts. The scheme was initially launched to provide breakfast to over one lakh students in 1545 Government primary schools but now it has been extended to all the State Government schools. Tamilnadu already had the noon meal scheme since 1956. The scope of the scheme is to increase the enrollment of children in Government schools.   After the introduction of the breakfast scheme last year, attendance improved by 40 percent. The breakfast will be provided on all school days and the menu has 13 types of food items in it.