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Vasan highlights welfare schemes
Special Correspondent
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Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education, “biggest food scheme”
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— Photo: M. Vedhan
GREETINGS: Union Minister G.K .Vasan with children at a function to mark the Christmas, New Year and Pongal celebrations in Chennai on Sunday.
CHENNAI: The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government’s National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education is the biggest food programme ever implemented, Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation G.K. Vasan said on Sunday.
Under the programme, 12 crore children in 9.5 lakh schools all over the country were being fed.
The Government allocated Rs. 7,324 crore this year, he said, speaking at a function organised here by the State chapter of the National Integration Committee, the All-India Christian Confederation and the Chennai Tamil Sangam to mark the Christmas, New Year and Pongal celebrations.
SSA, a main scheme
Explaining the importance given by the Union Government to education, Mr. Vasan said the allocation of Rs. 32,352 crore this year for the sector was 35 per cent more than the previous year.
The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) remained one of the main schemes. He also gave an account of other programmes of the Government, including Bharat Nirman that was aimed at improving infrastructure in rural areas.
Mr. Vasan said Congress president Sonia Gandhi was particular that the party remained the guardian of the minorities.
Aid distributed
He gave away assistance to various educational institutions run by Christian missionaries for children belonging to weaker sections.
A. Padmanabhan, president of the committee and former Mizoram Governor, and Lawrence Pius of the Madras-Mylapore Diocese took part in the function.
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