On the occasion of Karnataka Rajyotsava, the Chief Minister announced the extension of the Ksheera Bhagya scheme to 10,567 children with disabilities studying in schools run by the non-governmental organisations in the State. He said that more than 58.3 lakh students are already beneficiaries of the scheme.
Under the scheme, students of government and government-aided schools and children in anganwadis will get 150 ml milk five times a week. Introduced by the previous Siddaramaiah government, this is one of the schemes aimed at mitigating malnutrition