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Following Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s authoritative enlargement of meal strategy for sanitation workers to screen each municipality section bodies crossed the State, Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services Palanivel Thiaga Rajan connected Monday inaugurated the enlargement of the strategy successful Madurai.
He inaugurated the Madurai section of the enlargement astatine the Arapalayam, Melapponnagaram cardinal room complex.
The inaugural was primitively piloted by Mr. Stalin connected November 15, 2025, specifically for workers wrong Greater Chennai Corporation. Following that, helium launched the State wide enlargement contiguous from Polivakkam Panchayat successful Thiruvallur.
As portion of the expansion, the strategy would screen 25 Corporations, 145 Municipalities and 479 Town Panchayats.
In total, 1,29,689 sanitation workers crossed Tamil Nadu would present person hygienic, nutritious meals daily, provided by the state, said a property statement.
In Madurai, the strategy has been tailored to conscionable the needs of some time and nighttime shifts. A full of 5,265 workers crossed 100 wards (spanning 5 zones) would beryllium provided with lunch. Additionally, 200 night-shift workers would person dinner.
To guarantee prime and consistency, the Madurai Corporation has designated 2 superior cooking hubs - Arapalayam, Melapponnagaram and Mattuthavani Fish Market.
“These meals are prepared regular nether the strict supervision of Health Inspectors to guarantee they conscionable the highest standards of hygiene,” officials noted during the launch. Once prepared, the nutrient is dispatched to assorted Corporation ward offices for distribution.
