Child malnutrition is a chronic problem - a difficult malaise to tackle. Substantial progress has been made in child mortality rate; it has reduced from 5.2% in 2012 to 3.4% in 2021. (Global Hunger Index 2021) However, the causes of death for children under five remain pre-ter...

Summary: With the objective to benefit more and more children with the Mid-Day Meal Programme, The Akshaya Patra Foundation has been relentlessly striving to expand its reach. One if the recent developments is the inauguration of the Mangalagiri Kitchen in Andhra Pradesh. It i...

The Akshaya Patra Foundation is registered as a not-for-profit organisation under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 and Section 12A (a) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. It has been serving mid-day meals to underprivileged school children since 2000. Every donation made towards the NGO i...

Pregnancy is a beautiful and sensitive phase in a woman’s life. It requires personal attention and care, timely check-up with doctor, and adequate nutrition to ensure a healthy pregnancy. While a section of the society is privileged to meet these needs, there is another sectio...

NGOs play an important role in society. They help in the betterment and development of different sections of society. The Akshaya Patra Foundation is an NGO in India that implements the government’s Mid-Day Meal Programme. It serves nutritious school meals to 1.8 million child...

The Mid-Day Meal Scheme in India is the world’s largest school meal programme. In the past more than two decades of its implementation, this scheme has remarkably impacted the education scenario in the country with regards to enrolment, attendance, and completion of school edu...

The Akshaya Patra Foundation is one of the pioneer NGOs to implement the Mid-Day Meal Programme and it has also been recognised as the world’s largest NGO-run school meal programme.

Gender equality and science go hand in hand. Though there have been several initiatives across the globe regarding women empowerment in the field of science, yet we have a long way to go. In order to support scientific temperament, ensure equal access to and participation in s...

I snoozed my alarm. I was still so sleepy and tired. It was probably the medicines that showed its effect on my body. I was still recovering from the last week’s fall at home. Today is the first day I went after this incident. So I decided to wake up even before the next alarm...

The Akshaya Patra Foundation carried out an incentivized vaccination camp at Bengaluru’s Jigani industrial area. Vaccinated people receive packed lunch, refreshments & a Raksha Kit.

I gobbled up my last bite of dosa. I was extremely nervous. My anxiety was very evident on my face. As I took a deep breath to calm myself down, a few questions crossed my mind – will we all be safe, what if I contract the virus, will there be takers for the vaccine, will othe...

Summary: Midday meal programme has been a vital intervention in the efforts towards right to education. Along with government’s efforts, several NGOs have also begun school meal programme for children. The Akshaya Patra Foundation is one such NGO that partnered with the govern...

Day in and day out, we hear and read about issues that blocks our society from making optimum progress. We also hear about individuals and organisations that are working to counter those obstacles and transform lives of direct beneficiaries and uplift the society as a whole. T...

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Hamsa was very cautious not to make any noise. She whispered to her mother while she boiled the rice for lunch, saying “Amma! Donga (Robber).” She wondered which robber would want to rob them since they don’t have anything expensive. A voice reminded her of what was taught in...

The first wave, second wave, vaccinations and many more waves of the pandemic might come and go. A few important things we take away from it: It has changed our economy and lives drastically It has thrown limelight on the labour class and working forces It has made us realise...

India celebrates its 73rd Independence Day on 26th January 2022 like every other day amid the crisis. On this day, the Indian Constitution came into existence in 1950. The Constitution of India is a huge document that lays down the powers, duties, fundamental rights, procedure...

Salaried employees are major contributors to the bucket of taxpayers in a country. Income tax is paid as a part or percentage of the annual income that an individual earns. It is every citizen’s duty to pay his income tax for all the rights he earns in the country while he ear...

The Akshaya Patra Foundation, an Indian mid-day meal NGO has been providing food relief service across India since the start of COVID-19 pandemic. Since March 2020, it has provided 20.6 crore meals including cooked meals & ration kits. With the new surge in COVID-19 cases,...

The Akshaya Patra Foundation runs the world’s largest NGO run school meal programme spread across 13 states and 1 union territory of India. To help more children benefit with the mid-day meal programme, the organisation has constantly been trying to spread across different loc...

Healthy food = Healthy children Eating healthy food in middle childhood is important for better growth and development. It also helps in the prevention of many underlying health conditions like stunting, wasting, micronutrient deficiencies, obesity, etc. A food pyramid guide h...

Charitable organisations give a platform for you to engage in humanitarian services as well as appreciates your noble work by making you eligible for tax exemption too. Non-profit and charitable organisations work at the ground level to serve underprivileged communities in a s...

The midday meal scheme is one of the most potential interventions of the Government of India to support education of children belonging to socio-economically challenging backgrounds. Through this scheme, children studying in government schools and government-aided schools rece...

Homelessness is a serious problem across the world. It is a concern faced by both developing and developed countries. Though the definition of homelessness differs across countries, the United Nations Economic and Social Council Statement broadly defines it as, ‘When we are ta...

Hunger, in general, limits people from attaining their full potential. When hunger dwells in children, it blocks them from reaching school and keeps them entangled in the poverty-hunger-illiteracy cycle. Lack of resources and socio-economically challenging backgrounds makes hu...

In order to receive tax exemption for your donations, it is very important to verify whether or not the charitable organisation you are donating to is a qualified tax-exempt organisation

Come, share your happiness in welcoming the new year 2022 and be a part of Akshaya Patra's noble venture to feed nutritious midday meal to school children. Akshaya Patra is an NGO in India which is striving hard to provide food for education

Praveen Kumar is a mid-day meal beneficiary who studies in 6th grade of GHPS, Siddeshwaranagar, Dharwad, Karnataka. During the lockdown period, he missed his school, teachers, friends and having mid-day meals (MDM). To support the health, immunity, hygiene and education of suc...

When you engage in any charitable act, it reflects the compassionate, humane, and responsible side of you. Often, we get caught up in the regular humdrum of life; we get so busy that we tend to overlook those who are in need of our support. While attending to our regular respo...

Have you ever thought, how would it be to uphold hopes and give wings to lakhs of aspirations, every single day? Well, The Akshaya Patra Foundation, an NGO in India has been doing this for the past 21 years. In 2000, with the vision, “No child shall be deprived of education be...