About
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Headquarters
Bangalore, Karnataka
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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
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Mid-Day Meal Feeding Programme
District- Prakasam
- Jorhat
- Mysore
- Warangal
- Nellore
- Durg
- South Kannada
- Krishna
- Dharwad
- Bangalore
- North West Delhi
- Bellary
- Rangareddy
- Kamrup
- Anantapur
- Puri
- Chittoor
- Nagpur
- Thane
- Jaipur
- Pune
- Udaipur
- Raigad
- Nabarangapur
- Bikaner
- Jodhpur
- Nayagarh
- Sundergarh
- Mansa
- Rajsamand
- Vadodara
- Ahmedabad
- Surat
- Mathura
- Gorakhpur
- Gandhinagar
- Udham Singh Nagar
- Dehradun
- Varanasi
- Lucknow
- Bhavnagar
- Jhalawar
- Mahabubnagar
- Bhilwara
- Guntur
- Chennai
- Visakhapatnam
- Ajmer
- Srikakulam
- Chittorgarh
- Jamnagar
The programme aims at offering nutritious and wholesome meals to children, that provide the necessary nutrients needed to develop their cognitive abilities to focus on learning by working to eliminate classroom hunger and attract more children to schools, thus increasing school enrollment, attendance, and performance.
It aims at achieving two of the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Zero Hunger and Quality Education. Akshaya Patra is the world’s largest (not-for-profit run) Mid-Day Meal Programme serving wholesome food to children in 22,367 schools with meals cooked in 65 kitchens across 14 states in India.
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Anganwadi Feedings
One of the most important initiatives besides its core work of providing mid-day meals is feeding Anganwadis, to provide access to adequate nutrition during the crucial stages for children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers.
It currently serves nutritious meals to 92,853 young children between the ages of 3-6 years at 3548 Anganwadi centres in 7 locations across 3 States in India.
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Mid-Day Meal
The objectives of MDM as issued by the government: • Improving the nutritional status of children in classes I-X in Government, Local Body and Government aided schools, and EGS and AIE centres • Encouraging children, belonging to disadvantaged sections, to attend school more regularly and help them concentrate on classroom activities • Providing nutritional support to children of primary stage in drought affected areas during summer vacation While focusing on improving nutritional level and attendance, Akshaya Patra also aims to address two Sustainable Development Goals: Zero Hunger and Quality Education.
Impact Metrics
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Meals Distributed
Year-wise Metrics- 2015-16 290014000
- 2016-17 298324000
- 2017-18 326518000
- 2018-19 343769000
- 2019-20 382675000
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No of Children Served Meals
Year-wise Metrics- 2019-20 1830194
- 2020-21 1800000
- 2021-22 1917663
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No of Schools Covered
Year-wise Metrics- 2019-20 18935
- 2021-22 22367
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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
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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
Demographics & Structure
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No. of Employees
100+
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Strength of Governing Body
9
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Diversity Metrics
30% women
M&E
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Internal, External Assessors
Yes
Policies
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Ethics and Transparency Policies
Yes
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Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy
Yes
Political & Religious Declarations
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On Affiliation if any
No
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On Deployment Bias if any
No
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
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PAN Card
AAATT6468P
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Registration ID
SFO/241/183-192/154/2001-02
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VO ID / Darpan ID
KA/2016/0112839
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12A
AAATT6468PE20214
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80G
AAATT6468PF20214
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FCRA
094421037
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CSR Registration Number
CSR00000286
Other Details
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Type & Sub Type
Non-profit
Trust
Website
Financial Details
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2017-18
IncomeRs.4,190,099,000ExpensesRs.4,095,492,000Admin ExpensesRs.2,069,403,000Program ExpensesRs.2,026,089,000Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2018-19
IncomeRs.5,211,833,000ExpensesRs.5,162,702,000Admin ExpensesRs.2,671,106,000Program ExpensesRs.2,491,596,000Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2019-20
IncomeRs.4,746,843,000ExpensesRs.4,998,324,000Admin ExpensesRs.699,765,360Program ExpensesRs.4,298,558,640Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2020-21
IncomeRs.1,308,838,315ExpensesRs.1,031,547,542Admin ExpensesRs.134,101,180Program ExpensesRs.897,446,362Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2021-22
IncomeRs.1,469,019,952ExpensesRs.1,512,344,580Admin ExpensesRs.211,728,241Program ExpensesRs.1,300,616,339Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2022-23
IncomeRs.7,555,730,000ExpensesRs.Admin ExpensesRs.NoneProgram ExpensesRs.7,585,926,000Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it.
Government Partnerships
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