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Akshaya Patra tirelessly works to help children in India

The Akshaya Patra Foundation believes that no child should be denied an education because of hunger. The foundation started providing free mid-day meals at government schools in 2000 to help children in India. This not for profit organisation which feeds over 1.3 million children every day, manages to help children through donation. The supporters of this cause get in return for their charity donation of over Rs 500/- a tax benefit.

Tax deduction on donations - a win-win for the donor and beneficiary

Like many other registered NGOs, The Akshaya Patra Foundation too provides its donors the benefit of tax deduction on donations. As an encouragement to implement the programme and also enhance community participation, the Central Government of India through the Finance Ministry has aided Akshaya Patra in a remarkable way by allowing the Foundation to seek donations and also provide tax deduction on donations under section 35 AC and 80G of Income Tax Act. The Foundation has also been permitted to collect overseas donation under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 1976.

Akshaya Patra, children’s nonprofit organisation serves ‘Food for Education’

In a country like India it is important to donate to nonprofit organisations. Where the disparity between the rich and poor is so great it is especially vital to have a nonprofit organisation for children. One such children’s nonprofit organization is The Akshaya Patra Foundation.

Corporate Social Responsibility with Akshaya Patra aids for new expansion

CSR opportunities are a major aid for every type of NGO. Every cause needs community participation and involvement which can be achieved in a major way through CSR opportunities. The Akshaya Patra Foundation too offers CSR opportunities for its supporters. In a recent development that occurred as a result of Corporate Social Responsibility with Akshaya Patra was the expansion of the NGO’s cause in Rourkela.

Akshaya Patra charity in Andhra Pradesh feeds 60,098 children every day

The Akshaya Patra Foundation established its presence in Andhra Pradesh when it started its kitchens at Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam in October 2008.This charity in Andhra Pradesh reaches out to 60,098 children across 461 government schools in the state every day, out which 54,849 children from 454 schools are from Hyderabad. The NGO for children in Hyderabad runs a centralised kitchen that delivers fresh, nutritious mid-day meals to government school children every day. This is one charity organisation in Hyderabad that also provides mid-day meals to 25,768 Anganwadi children every day.

Save tax by donating towards mid-day meal

Did you know that donating towards mid-day meal for school children can give you tax benefits? Yes, you got that right! You can save tax by donation to mid-day meal programme. Mid-day meal is a free school lunch programme initiated by the Government of India. Under this programme the children of Government schools avail free lunches at school.

Akshaya Patra kitchens cooking up hygienic mid-day meals

It’s not just preparing mid-day meals rather it’s about preparing it hygienically by retaining all the nutrition- a common thread that runs across all Akshaya Patra kitchens. The Akshaya Patra Foundation has been recognised as the world’s largest NGO run mid-day meal programme. It provides mid-day meals to over 1.3 million children every day covering more than 10,000 Government schools across 20 locations of nine Indian states.