The Tamil Nadu government is examining a proposal to serve chicken biryani once a week to students in government schools under the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, an idea pitched to Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay by Minister for School Education, A Rajmohan. The proposal, still under consideration, could mark one of the most significant changes to the state's school meal menu in recent years. "Kamarajar introduced the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, Kalaignar Karunanidhi added eggs, MGR transformed it into the Nutritious Meal Programme, and Jayalalithaa expanded egg distribution throughout the week. The Mid-Day Meal Scheme was first introduced by former Chief Minister K Kamaraj in the 1950s, laying the groundwork for what became one of India's most celebrated welfare programmes. Scale Of The ChallengeTamil Nadu runs one of the largest school meal networks in the country.