Akshaya Patra Foundation

The Akshaya Patra Foundation
Founded2000
TypeNon profit organisation
Location
ProductsMid Day Meals
Websitehttp://www.akshayapatra.org/

The Akshaya Patra Foundation is an independent charitable trust registered under the Indian Trusts Act 1882 (Reg. No. 154). Headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka, the NGO serves as the implementing partner of the Government of India’s flagship PM POSHAN Abhiyaan, a school meal programme designed to improve the nutritional status of school-aged children nationwide. It was earlier known as the ‘National Programme for Mid-Day Meal in Schools’, popularly known as the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) Scheme.

Akshaya Patra is the largest NGO partner of the Government of India to implement the PM POSHAN Abhiyaan in government-run schools in India, a collaboration based on the public-private partnership (PPP) model. It is also one of the largest NGO-run school feeding programmes in the world.

Since its inception, Akshaya Patra has cumulatively served over 4 billion meals.

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