Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh

Midday meals; Helping reduce classroom hunger; Increasing school enrolment/attendance; Reducing malnutrition

Infosys Foundation; Jamsetji Tata Trust; Michael & Susan Dell Foundation; Central/State governments

Madhu Pandit Dasa; Mohandas Pai; Raj Kondur

Beneficiary Spend:

Average: 79.0%

Highest: 98.2%

Lowest: 26.1%

Income:

Average: Rs9 cr

Highest: Rs237 cr

Lowest: Rs1 lac

How much to donate

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No child deprived of education due to hunger

• Akshaya Patra ('Inexhaustible vessel' in Sanskrit) provides nutritious Midday meals at government/government-aided schools.
• 16 lakh children across 13,529 rural government schools in 11 states are fed every school day. They aim to feed 50 lakh children everyday by 2020.
• Their kitchens are state-of-the-art and we have seen for ourselves the high levels of hygiene and use of technology to bring down costs to Rs8 per meal.