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True Statement · High confidence

Ksheera Bhagya was launched on 1 August 2013; official and press accounts say it covered about 1.04 crore children (65 lakh school and 39 lakh anganwadi) with 150 ml of milk three times a week.

Test case in Suite A · score 1.00

English · ParaphrasedOver 65 lakh schoolchildren in 51,000 government schools and 39 lakh children in anganwadi centres will receive 150 ml of milk three times a week under the Ksheera Bhagya scheme.

Paraphrased from news reports; not a verbatim quote.

Speaker

Siddaramaiah

Party

INC

Office

Chief Minister, Karnataka

Venue

Hoskote, Karnataka

Date

2013-08-01

Topics

health, education

Researched by

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Grounding check

2 of 3 checkable evidence pages contain the cited figures

Transcript / text sources

• Siddaramaiah launches Ksheera Bhagya scheme
• Finally, free milk for govt schoolkids becomes reality

Evidence

Government's response

Analysis

Ksheera Bhagya was launched at Hoskote on 1 August 2013. The scheme provided 150 ml of milk three times a week to children in government schools and anganwadi centres.

The Hindu reported 65 lakh schoolchildren in 51,000 government schools and 39 lakh anganwadi children, about 1.04 crore children in total. The Indian Express later described the same coverage.

The scheme was implemented and continued; the initial three-day-a-week schedule was later extended. The claim is supported by the launch reports and subsequent coverage data.

Confidence in verdict & review

Confidence in verdict

High

Review status

draft

Last reviewed

2026-10-17

Notes

The quote is the reported scheme description at the Chief Minister's launch, not a verbatim quotation. The Hindu article says milk was to be given three times a week; Deccan Herald describes an alternate-day schedule, which is consistent with three days in a six-day school week. The scheme was later extended to five days a week in 2017.