Archive · 6 Jun 2025
Karnataka Expands Egg and Banana Scheme to Pre-Primary Students
The Karnataka government is giving eggs and bananas to kids in government schools to help them grow big and strong.
This program is expanding to include the youngest students in pre-primary classes, benefiting almost 52 lakh students.
The government is working with a foundation that helps pay for the food.
The headmaster informs the children about the benefits of the fruits every day.
The headmaster invites the parents too and serves the mid-day meals.
The Karnataka government is extending the egg and banana distribution to pre-primary students.
About 1,98,270 pre-primary students will benefit from the scheme.
The scheme will cover students from pre-primary to class 10.
The State government has allocated ₹755.62 crore for the program this year.
Teachers have requested an increase in the unit cost of eggs/bananas.
- Who
- The Karnataka government and the Azim Premji Foundation are involved.
- What
- Karnataka government is expanding the distribution of eggs and bananas to pre-primary students.
- When
- Starting from the academic year 2025-26.
- Where
- Government schools across Karnataka.
- Why
- To provide supplementary nutrition and support the physical and mental development of children.
Government
Teachers
Unit Cost of Eggs/Bananas
Government
The government has fixed the unit cost at ₹6 for egg/banana.
Teachers
The government should increase the unit cost for eggs/bananas to reflect market prices.
- Beneficiaries
- 51,61,390 children
- Funding
- ₹755.62 crore
- Foundation Grant
- ₹1,500 crore over three years
- Foundation contribution
- ₹501.68 crore this year
- Government contribution
- ₹253.94 crore this year
- Students covered
- Pre-primary to Class 10