Can Tamil Nadu Schools Serve Chicken Biryani? Minister A Rajmohan Mulls Prospect

Published 29 July 2026 · local

Can Tamil Nadu Schools Serve Chicken Biryani? Minister A Rajmohan Mulls Prospect Published By, Last Updated: July 29, 2026, 12:27 IST Tamil Nadu government might

Can Tamil Nadu Schools Serve Chicken Biryani? Minister A Rajmohan Mulls Prospect Published By, Last Updated: July 29, 2026, 12:27 IST Tamil Nadu government might introduce chicken biryani in the menu of public schools. School Education Minister A Rajmohan discussed the proposal with associations. Rapid Read Tamil Nadu's School Education Minister A Rajmohan discussed with school staff associations the prospect of introducing chicken biryani in the public school meals once a week. (Image source: X/ @ANI; Easy_Peasy.AI) Tamil Nadu’s School Education Minister A Rajmohan chaired a meeting on Tuesday with representatives of teacher associations and non-teaching staff associations in Chennai.

After the meeting, he said that, amid other things, the demand of including chicken biryani once a week for noon meals in public schools was also discussed. He further said that he expressed his interest in interacting directly with them to discuss matters related to the functioning of the department, according to a report by the DT Next. The grievances, suggestions, and demands of more than 100 teacher organisations and non-teaching staff unions were presented to the Minister. Senior officials of the department were also present in the meeting.

“These associations raise issues about a particular unit that affect the department overall. We’ve taken into consideration most of the concerns, including their demand for chicken biryani once a week in noon meals. We’ll ensure that our support is extended to the teachers and the associations," he said, during the meeting, as per the report. The petitions and demands of the stakeholders will be digtised to enable tracking, he informed the associations. A major demand of the associations was to fill up the vacant teachers’ posts for elementary classes.

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