Akshaya Patra marks 5 billion meals, 25 years of service

The Akshaya Patra Foundation celebrated serving five billion meals and completing 25 years of service at an event in New Delhi attended by President Droupadi Murmu, who lauded its contribution to child nutrition and education across India

Hyderabad: The Akshaya Patra Foundation commemorated the milestone of serving 5 billion meals and its completion of 25 years of service to humanity at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, New Delhi.

President Droupadi Murmu and Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan participated in the event held in the presence of Akshaya Patra founders – Madhu Pandit Dasa, Chairman and President of ISKCON Bangalore, and Chanchalapathi Dasa, Vice Chairman and Senior Vice President.

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In Telangana, Akshaya Patra currently serves 2.5 lakh meals daily through 5 centralised kitchens. Akshaya Patra Founder and Chairman Madhu Pandit Dasa, and Telangana president Satya Gaura Chandra Dasa were present during the celebrations.

As an implementing partner of the Government of India’s flagship PM POSHAN initiative, Akshaya Patra has been serving fresh, nutritious meals to millions of children studying in government schools across India. The Foundation is currently feeding 2.35 million children through its state-of-the-art kitchens in 78 locations across 16 States and 3 Union Territories of India, and aspires to feed 3 million children every day by 2030.

Speaking on the occasion, Droupadi Murmu said, “Serving five billion meals in advancement of educational objectives is a remarkable achievement of the AkshayaPatra Foundation.”