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The Akshaya Patra Foundation

Works to eliminate hunger and malnutrition by implementing mid-day meal schemes in government and aided schools

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  • 80G
  • 12A
  • CSR-1
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About

  • Headquarters

    Bangalore, Karnataka

  • Since

    2001

Akshaya Patra Foundation works to implement a holistic mid-day meal scheme to provide fresh and nutritious food to school children. The Government of Read moreIndia, State governments, corporates and several organisations support its efforts. Its centralised and decentralised kitchens models respectively serve schools in close vicinity and those which are in remote areas managed by women self-groups following the organisation's kitchen processes. It has launched multiple feeding and social initiatives including Anganwadi feeding, disaster relief, feeding expecting and lactating mothers, feeding programmes in old-age homes and special schools, feeding runaway children, feeding the homeless, subsidised lunch for the economically disadvantaged besides involving itself in other social causes like after-class tuitions, community health camps, health check-up camps, life-skills programmes and scholarship programs. Akshaya Patra Foundation has won many acclaims over the years of its service, the latest being The 24th SIES Sri Chandrashekharendra Saraswati National Eminence award and The India Today RPG-Happiness award.


Issue

Children from poor communities regularly skip school since they have to work to satisfy their hunger. They are also affected by malnutrition in most cases.


Action

The Foundation is operation a mid-day meal initiative wherein, wholesome food is supplied to Government and Government aided schools every day that the school is in session.

Demographies Served

Cause Area

Sector

Sub Sector

Impact

The Akshaya Patra Foundation serves wholesome food every school day to 20 lakh children in 22,367 schools operating 65 kitchens across 14 states & 2 Union territories of India.

Vision & Mission

NO CHILD IN INDIA SHALL BE DEPRIVED OF EDUCATION
BECAUSE OF HUNGER.

Donor History

Indusind Bank Ltd
HSBC Bank
Nestle India Limited
Wells Fargo International Solutions Pvt Ltd
District Collector Office Govt Of AP

Programs

Impact Metrics

  • Meals Distributed

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2015-16 290014000
    • 2016-17 298324000
    • 2017-18 326518000
    • 2018-19 343769000
    • 2019-20 382675000

  • No of Children Served Meals

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 1830194
    • 2020-21 1800000
    • 2021-22 1917663

  • No of Schools Covered

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 18935
    • 2021-22 22367

  • No of Kitchens Across Country

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 54
    • 2020-21 60
    • 2021-22 67

Theory of Change

Classroom hunger affects children’s ability to learn and grow. To solve this challenge, Akshaya Patra began the Food for Education initiative which is continuously making an effort to enable children from over 22,367 schools in India.

Milestones & Track Record

The Akshaya Patra kitchen provides mid-day meals in around 515 schools in and around
Ahmedabad catering to about 1,50,000 school children. The kitchen has centralized steam
cooking facility, with assembly line process like other TAPF kitchens. The food preparation
starts as early 4 in the morning, the total time taken to cook meals is 3-4 hours. By 9 am the
meals are ready in the vans to be sent to the schools.The prepared food is packed in steel
Highlights
Catalyst Management Services Pvt. Ltd. 15
drums, the temperature of the food is checked on delivery at school. The Ahmedabad TAPF
kitchen was well maintained and every aspect under observation scored on the higher side.
The parents and headmaster expressed satisfaction with the efficiency and regularity shown
by TAPF. Almost all teachers and headmasters pointed out that TAPF had put an effective
grievance redressal mechanism in place.
Automation of food preparation has a disadvantage that the kitchen cannot bring many
variations in the menu. The parents in Ahmedabad are unaware of TAPF being the food
provider for meals to their children. Parents have opted to not let children MDM at school
because of the same taste of meals every day.

Donor Testimonial

“We in RMS India are delighted to partner with The Akshaya Patra Foundation to provide free mid-day meals to all school-going children. We understand that there is a pattern – the wholesome food act as incentive for parents to send children to school; and once the children are at school, they receive both nutrition and education. Additionally, it further supports education by countering classroom hunger. I was truly amazed to see the Super Kitchens of Akshaya Patra and the level of quality standards maintained by the team. Kudos to the entire team and wish together we reach out to billions of children to feed them and nurture their future.”

Sophia CSR Lead, RMS India
"Hunger is not a natural disaster but man-made one to a large extent. Hence, I feel, it is our duty to make India hunger-free. It was pleasant to know about the implementation of the Mid-Day Meal Programme by The Akshaya Patra Foundation. The modus operandi and functioning of this programme deeply touched my heart as I, at Galway Foundation, strongly believe in equal distribution of opportunity which is inevitable to fulfil anyone’s dream. I strongly believe only a hunger-free child can build a strong India. That is why, the Galway Foundation decided to join hands with The Akshaya Patra Foundation to ensure every child in India is free from hunger."

Mr.Urmelesh Swami Head - Galway Foundation

Leadership Team

  • Balaji M.N.

    Chief Financial Officer

  • Saanil K Bhaskaran

    Chief Operating Officer

  • Shridhar Venkat

    CEO

  • M N Balaji

    CFO

  • Mukesh Tiwari

    CHRO

  • Saanil Bhaskaran

    COO

  • Anant Arora

    Chief Sustainabilty & Communication Officer

Demographics & Structure

  • No. of Employees

    100+

  • Strength of Governing Body

    9

  • Diversity Metrics

    30% women

M&E

  • Internal, External Assessors

    Yes

Policies

  • Ethics and Transparency Policies

    Yes

  • Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy

    Yes

Political & Religious Declarations

  • On Affiliation if any

    No

  • On Deployment Bias if any

    No

Organisation Structure

Organisation Structure

Yes

Awards & Recognitions

PADMA SHRI – CHAIRMAN, MADHU PANDIT DASA - 2016
GANDHI PEACE PRICE - 2016
21ST NIKKEI ASIA PRIZE FOR ECONOMIC & BUSINESS INNOVATION ON MAY 29 2016 - TOKYO
NATIONAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY “ BEST CSR INITIATIVE “ON SEP 8 2021
5TH CSR HEALTH IMPACT AWARDS 2021 COVID EDITION – SILVER AWARD – CSR COVID RELIEF PROJECT (NGO’s) ON JULY 15 2021
IACC COVID CRUSADERS AWARDS 2020 FOR PHILANTHROPIC WORK DURING THE PANDEMIC
BBC’S GLOBAL FOOD CHAMPION AWARD- 2019

Registration Details

  • PAN Card

    AAATT6468P

  • Registration ID

    SFO/241/183-192/154/2001-02

  • VO ID / Darpan ID

    KA/2016/0112839

  • 12A

    AAATT6468PE20214

  • 80G

    AAATT6468PF20214

  • FCRA

    094421037

  • CSR Registration Number

    CSR00000286

Location

Other Details

  • Type & Sub Type

    Non-profit
    Trust

Website

Financial Details

 Income / Expenses

  • 2017-18

    Income
    Rs.4,190,099,000
    Expenses
    Rs.4,095,492,000
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.2,069,403,000
    Program Expenses
    Rs.2,026,089,000
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  • 2018-19

    Income
    Rs.5,211,833,000
    Expenses
    Rs.5,162,702,000
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.2,671,106,000
    Program Expenses
    Rs.2,491,596,000
    Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it.

  • 2019-20

    Income
    Rs.4,746,843,000
    Expenses
    Rs.4,998,324,000
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.699,765,360
    Program Expenses
    Rs.4,298,558,640
    Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it.

  • 2020-21

    Income
    Rs.1,308,838,315
    Expenses
    Rs.1,031,547,542
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.134,101,180
    Program Expenses
    Rs.897,446,362
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  • 2021-22

    Income
    Rs.1,469,019,952
    Expenses
    Rs.1,512,344,580
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.211,728,241
    Program Expenses
    Rs.1,300,616,339
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Government Partnerships

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