Akshaya Patra is an Indian NGO Providing Mid-Day Meal to 1.5 Million Children Every Day

President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri to Madhu Pandit Dasa

Founder of Grameen Bank and Nobel Laureate, Prof Muhammad Yunus visited Akshaya Patra

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Akshaya Patra Mid Day Meal Details in Assamese Language

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Mid-Day meal boosts girl child enrolment in a school

Pithali, a student at the Khudradadhi Lower Primary school starts her day at 6 am. Studying in 4th g

2 May

Akshaya Patra wins Communicator Award!

The Communicator Award is presented for creative excellence for communication professionals. This year’s competition had over 6,000 entries, highest in the history of Communicator Awards. Akshaya Patra was conferred with the 20th Annual Communicator
1 Jan

Akshaya Patra to be featured on National Geographic Channel

Akshaya Patra will be featured in a special telecast premiere on The National Geographic Channel, on 27th April at 9pm. This episode titled 'Akshaya Patra - Shiksha Ka Mahabhog' showcases our kitchens in their documentary series 'NGC Mega Kitchens

11 Apr

Phase 3 of workshops on Food Safety, Quality and Personal Hygiene begins in Haryana and Punjab

As part of the series of training sessions for cook-cum-helpers, The Akshaya Patra Foundation in collaboration with MHRD, recently commenced its Third Phase of training. Under this phase, The Foundation is covering seven states
1 Jan

Girls Matter – Educating the girl child

The saying goes 'Educate a woman, and you educate a family,' and it couldn't be truer. The Akshaya Patra Foundaton, are determined that every woman, young and old should have this chance

1 Jan

Wall of Hope and Joy brings a thousand smiles

As part of the initiatives taken to constantly increase awareness about the mid-day meal programme implemented by The Akshaya Patra foundation, the recently organised photography exhibition by the not-for-profit entity, received great response from the

Akshaya Patra has won Silver in the Summit Creative Awards (SCA) 2015 for its Annual Report 2013-14.

We started operating out of Assam in 2010. This centralised kitchen in the north east reaches over 5

Hunger leads a child down a path no child ever ought to take. ‘The Possibilities’ portrays vario

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MEALS SERVED SO FAR

2.7 Billions and

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Sona Mohapatra

Sona Mohapatra is a celebrated singer and performer, who has performed at Akshaya Patra’s “Chords of Giving” concert held on January 13, 2017
Shankar Mahadevan

Akshaya Patra is immensely proud to be associated with Shankar Mahadevan, India’s iconic singer and composer, who achieved worldwide fame with his album 'Breathless'. He has composed and sung a number specially dedicated to Akshaya Patra.
Sanjeev Kapoor

Sanjeev Kapoor partners with Akshaya Patra regularly, to help spread the Vision and Mission of the Foundation
A R Rahman

Mr Rahman graciously offered his composition – "Naan Yen Piranthen" – as background score for an inspirational short film made by Akshaya Patra, titled The Possibilities
T. V. Mohandas Pai

Mr Mohandas Pai has been serving as a trustee of The Akshaya Patra Foundation since its early days. He is also a donor, apart from being a strategic visionary of the Foundation.
Vivek Oberoi

The Foundation hosted Vivek Oberoi at one of its kitchens. He was very impressed and appreciated the working methodology adopted by the Foundation while coordinating with the Government, bringing together resources, raising funds and executing its school lunch programme.

Visiting the kitchens was a very eye-opening experience. I loved seeing the smiling kids and was amazed at how much of an impact a meal can make in helping kids pursue their dreams.

Barbara Kinney

Award-Winning Photojournalist and White House Photographer to President Bill Clinton
I love this programme. I think it is the finest communication made in the history of Clinton Global Initiative. This is an ideal collaboration of government and NGO in serving a society.

Bill Clinton

Former US President
I’m grateful that Akshaya Patra is implementing the mid-day meal scheme in the school that my sons attend. I believe that the food they get in school is helping them a great deal to maintain good health.

Krishna and Lakshman Benni’s mother

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The fact that my children get a mid-day meal at school is of great relief to me since I’m a single parent. I want my children to go to school because I strongly believe that education will help them succeed in life

A beneficiary’ Mother

Guwahati, Assam
The Akshaya Patra's blue bus is a symbol of hope for the thousands of children across the country.The bus signifies that the child will not go hungry and we thought that the best way to be a part of this programme is by donating the vehicle.

S R Bansal

Chairman and Managing Director Corporation Bank