Mid-day meal scheme in Karnataka tops MDM ranking

The Ministry of Human Resource and Development has recently announced the state-wise ranking for implementing the mid-day meal scheme. The implementation of mid-day meal scheme in Karnataka topped the rankings. Overall the rankings suggest a success rate of 77.79% in implementation of the mid-day meal programme across India.

Support mid day meal scheme in Gujarat

The mid-day meal scheme in Gujarat is an initiative to provide free school lunch in all Government schools across the state. It is a Central Government initiative to counter classroom hunger and encourage primary school enrolment among the needy section of the society.

Many NGOs have stepped forward to implement this scheme across the country. The Akshaya Patra Foundation is one such NGO. This NGO implements the mid day meal scheme in Gujarat and eight other states of India. The Foundation feeds a total of 4,00,158 children by providing mid-day meal in Gujarat’s 1,653 Government schools. It is operational in 3 locations of Gujarat.

Akshaya Patra operates centralised kitchens and decentralised kitchens

Akshaya Patra’s centralised kitchens are large mechanised kitchen units that have the capacity to cook up to 1,00,000 meals. These kitchens act as a node to provide mid day meal to set of schools around that unit. 11 Akshaya Patra Centralised Kitchens are ISO 22000:2005 certified and the remaining kitchens are in the process of certification.

Decentralised kitchen format become the ideal solution where difficult geographical terrain and improper road connectivity does not support construction of large infrastructure. These kitchens are run by the Women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) under the guidance and supervision of Akshaya Patra’s kitchen process and operations module.

Mid day meal scheme receives universal acceptance

The mid day meal scheme is an initiative of the Government to provide free school lunch to the children of Government schools. This initiative is being implemented by many NGOs across India and The Akshaya Patra Foundation is among them. There are six main objectives of the mid day meal scheme:

Akshaya Patra’s campaign for donation for children in Hyderabad

Focussing on the Joy of Giving Week, The Akshaya Patra Foundation in Hyderabad recently organised 'A student for a student' campaign. This campaign mainly aimed at creating awareness among the school students about the importance of mid day meal in Government schools. Akshaya Patra is a non-profit organisation implementing the mid-day meal scheme in Hyderabad and 19 other locations across 9 states of India. The campaign of this non-profit for children was well supported by Indus International School, Hyderabad (IISH).

Celebrate Children’s Day with Akshaya Patra

 

Every year 14 November is observed as Children’s Day. It is the birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Jawaharlal Nehru was very fond of children and he saw the future of the country in the hands of the children. Children’s Day is generally celebrated by narrating stories of Nehru and also by having functions at school. This day is also observed as a National Holiday for schools and colleges. 

An Akshaya Patra and Vasudev Adiga’s Initiative to Provide a Million Meals for Children

VasudevAdiga’s, a popular chain of restaurants in Karnataka, has committed to raise funds to support The Akshaya Patra Foundation, an NGO which serves mid day meals to government school children in India. VasudevAdiga’s aims to fund one million meals in collaboration with its customers, partners and employees.

Former Board Member of a NGO in Bangalore writes in Forbes

Nish Acharya, former Board Member of The Akshaya Patra Foundation, a not for profit organisation in India, has written an article about the Foundation. This article has been featured in Forbes and was published on the Skoll World Forum- a forum that encourages discussion on global social issues. Currently, Nish Acharya is a Senior Fellow with North-eastern University and the Center for American Progress. Acharya’s revolves around the mid-day meal scheme success stories, its challenges, its importance and its support system.