Children’s Day 2026: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay launches distribution of cakes, greeting cards and sweet pongal to school students

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay distributes sweet pongal as part of Children’s Day celebrations at an anganwadi centre located inside Chennai Middle School in Perambur, Chennai on November 13, 2026 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Friday (November 13, 2026), inaugurated the State’s first-of-its-kind initiative of distribution of cakes, greeting cards and sweet pongal to students studying in government and government-aided schools as well as children attending anganwadi centres to mark Children’s Day, celebrated on November 14 every year.

As many as 61,84,566 beneficiaries, comprising students, teachers and non-teaching staff of government and government-aided primary, middle, high and higher secondary schools, received the cakes at a total cost of ₹9.27 crore. Sweet pongal was distributed to 11,11,022 children aged between two and six, who are receiving pre-school education at anganwadi centres across the State.

An official press release said Mr. Vijay visited the Chennai Middle School in his Assembly constituency of Perambur and distributed cakes and greeting cards to 537 students (from LKG to Class VIII), and sweet pongal to 40 children attending anganwadi centres functioning within the premises. He also interacted with the students and the staff.

Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay attending the Children’s Day celebrations at a school in Perambur, Chennai. | Photo Credit: X/@TNDIPRNEWS

In Mayiladuthurai, Salem, Thanjavur, Madurai, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruchi, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, the Nilgiris, Erode, Namakkal, and Karur, students were provided two packets of cake each, weighing 45 grams. In the remaining districts, each student received a 45-gram packet of cake.

The distribution was carried out in coordination with the Chief Educational Officers, District Educational Officers, Block Educational Officers and Regional Managers of the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation. The quality of the cakes was assessed by the Food Safety Department before they were distributed to schools.

Mr. Vijay was accompanied byMinister for School Education, Tamil Development, Information and Publicity A. Rajmohan, Minister for Social Welfare and Women Empowerment K. Jagadeeswari, Minister for Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Srinath, MLAs M.R. Pallavi and Revanth Charan, Chief Secretary M. Sai Kumar, IAS officers and other officials.

@peri_periasamy In #Vellore, District Collector P.S. Leela Alex handed over cakes & greeting cards bearing image of Chief Minister #Vijay to school students as part of the first-of-its-kind initiative in #TamilNadu in view of #ChildrensDay. 📸&📹: C .Venkatachalapathy (@venkathin) / The Hindu https://t.co/tyA0NkDmtk

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Published - November 13, 2026 05:32 pm IST