Over 43,000 students in the Nilgiris receive cakes, greeting cards ahead of Children’s Day

UDHAGAMANDALAM Tamil Nadu Forest Minister R.V. Ranjithkumar on Friday (November 13) distributed cakes and greeting cards to students at Udhagamandalam in the Nilgiris district, ahead of Children’s Day. Speaking at the government higher secondary school in Udhagamandalam, the Minister said that 43,668 students studying in 516 government and government-aided primary schools, middle schools, high schools, and higher secondary schools in the Nilgiris will receive cakes and greeting cards to mark Children’s Day.

Tenders were invited through the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation for the procurement of cakes. Based on the tender process, cakes meeting FSSAI standards were procured exclusively through four companies, he said, adding that samples of the cakes were subjected to inspection by officials from the Food Safety Department and the Drug Administration Department. The Minister also visited the Government Higher Secondary School for Children with Hearing Impairments, located near the Government Botanical Garden.

Earlier, Mr.