The Akshaya Patra NGO in Uttar Pradesh runs two kitchens
in the state. The Vrindavan kitchen was opened in August 2004, while the
Lucknow kitchen was just recently opened in March 2015. Both these kitchens
follow the centralized kitchen format and are responsible for cooking the Mid Day Meal in Uttar Pradesh.
Together, the kitchens reach out to 150,663 children across 1,983 Government
and Government aided schools in the region. The Foundation feeds these children
the nutritious daily food through its programme that is run via charity donation from the Government of
India, corporate groups and individual donors.
The two centralized kitchens of
this NGO in Uttar Pradesh are highly mechanized structures that have
been equipped with the latest cooking machinery to ensure that all the food is
cooked in the fastest and safest manner, with the most consistent quality. To
ensure that the food is appetizing to the beneficiaries the Mid Day Meal in Uttar Pradesh is tailor
made to suit the local palate. Therefore the dishes served in this region
include delicious dishes like roti (India flatbread), Pulao (vegetable rice),
dal (lentils curry), Khichdi (lentils curry with rice) and other tasty
vegetable dishes. Charity donation
from interested parties all over India and abroad has been largely responsible
in allowing the Foundation to expand its programme in the region and feed more
underserved children.
Another attractive feature of
this NGO in Uttar Pradesh is the
roti making machine at the Vrindavan kitchen, and other kitchens around the
country. This machine has the capacity to cook up to 60,000 rotis in just one
hour. As part of its efforts to reach out to more children with the Mid Day Meal in Uttar Pradesh, the Lucknow kitchen was
inaugurated by Chief Minister of the State Akhilesh Yadav on 15th
March, 2015. The kitchen which has been built over two acres of land provided
to the Foundation by the State Government has been constructed due to the charity donation of the Caterpillar Foundation, a principal
sponsor of the kitchen.
The Akshaya Patra Foundation started serving the daily, healthy
lunch programme in the year 2000, feeding just 1,500 children across 5 schools
of Bengaluru. Today the Foundation feeds over 1.4 million children across 24
locations of India on every school day. Help provide food for education to the
underserved children of Uttar Pradesh and across India by making a contribution
to the programme now. Donate to feed the children.
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