Chandigarh, Nov. 6 -- Taking a cue from Tamil Nadu, the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab is mulling a proposal to provide milk and bananas for breakfast to more than 18 lakh children in government schools across the state.

The proposal to provide one glass of milk (150 grams) and one banana daily to every child in pre-primary and elementary classes, in addition to the midday meal, is currently under consideration at the highest level in the state government, officials familiar with the discussions said.

The officials said the aim is to provide adequate nutrition to children to improve their health and also to prevent school dropout. Punjab has approximately 1.60 lakh children in Bal Vatikas (kindergarten), 10...