Akshaya Patra is the world’s largest school lunch program – feeding 1 million children every day in India – for only $28 a year per child.
Akshaya Patra serves hot, freshly cooked school meals to underprivileged children in
India on every single working day of the school.
Why school meal? Education is the best tool to unlock the vicious and self-perpetuating cycle of hunger and poverty. By providing school meals to the underprivileged children we are encouraging them to study and reap the benefits of education.
What do they provide?The wholesome meals that are in line with the local palate are prepared as per the recommendations of qualified nutritionists.
| In North India | In South India |
| Chapatis | Rice |
| Dal or Sabji | Lentils with Vegetables |
| Vegetable Rice or Kheer | Yoghurt |
largest, and certainly most innovative, school lunch program in the world.
