The Akshaya Patra Foundation
Works to eliminate hunger and malnutrition by implementing mid-day meal schemes in government and aided schools.
- Gold Certified 2023
- FCRA
- 80G
- 12A
- CSR-1
Cause Area
Financials
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2018
Total IncomeRs.4,190,099,000Total ExpensesRs.4,095,492,000Non Program ExpensesRs.2,069,403,000Program ExpensesRs.2,026,089,000Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2019
Total IncomeRs.5,211,833,000Total ExpensesRs.5,162,702,000Non Program ExpensesRs.2,671,106,000Program ExpensesRs.2,491,596,000Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2020
Total IncomeRs.5,863,962,000Total ExpensesRs.6,023,812,000Non Program ExpensesRs.1,598,129,000Program ExpensesRs.4,425,683,000Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2021
Total IncomeRs.4,665,203,000Total ExpensesRs.4,999,863,000Non Program ExpensesRs.1,201,248,000Program ExpensesRs.3,798,615,000Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2022
Total IncomeRs.6,294,642,000Total ExpensesRs.6,551,872,000Non Program ExpensesRs.1,160,879,000Program ExpensesRs.5,390,993,000Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2023
Total IncomeRs.7,555,730,000Total ExpensesRs.7,585,926,000Non Program ExpensesRs.1,545,208,000Program ExpensesRs.6,040,718,000Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2024
Total IncomeRs.7,737,881,000Total ExpensesRs.7,779,821,000Non Program ExpensesRs.894,593,000Program ExpensesRs.6,885,228,000Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it.
Geographies Served
Programs
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Mid-Day Meal Feeding Programme
District- Prakasam
- Jorhat
- Mysore
- Warangal
- Nellore
- Durg
- South Kannada
- Krishna
- Dharwad
- Bangalore
- North West Delhi
- Bellary
- Rangareddy
- Kamrup
- Anantapur
- Puri
- Chittoor
- Nagpur
- Thane
- Jaipur
- Pune
- Udaipur
- Raigad
- Nabarangapur
- Bikaner
- Jodhpur
- Nayagarh
- Sundergarh
- Mansa
- Rajsamand
- Vadodara
- Ahmedabad
- Surat
- Mathura
- Gorakhpur
- Gandhinagar
- Udham Singh Nagar
- Dehradun
- Varanasi
- Lucknow
- Bhavnagar
- Jhalawar
- Mahabubnagar
- Bhilwara
- Guntur
- Chennai
- Visakhapatnam
- Ajmer
- Srikakulam
- Chittorgarh
- Jamnagar
District
Prakasam
Jorhat
Mysore
Warangal
Nellore
Durg
South Kannada
Krishna
Dharwad
Bangalore
North West Delhi
Bellary
Rangareddy
Kamrup
Anantapur
Puri
Chittoor
Nagpur
Thane
Jaipur
Pune
Udaipur
Raigad
Nabarangapur
Bikaner
Jodhpur
Nayagarh
Sundergarh
Mansa
Rajsamand
Vadodara
Ahmedabad
Surat
Mathura
Gorakhpur
Gandhinagar
Udham Singh Nagar
Dehradun
Varanasi
Lucknow
Bhavnagar
Jhalawar
Mahabubnagar
Bhilwara
Guntur
Chennai
Visakhapatnam
Ajmer
Srikakulam
Chittorgarh
Jamnagar
States
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Odisha
Puducherry
Tamil Nadu
Chhattisgarh
Assam
Daman and Diu
Delhi
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Rajasthan
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Telangana
The programme aims at offering nutritious and wholesome meals to children, that provide the necessary nutrients needed to develop their cognitive abilities to focus on learning by working to eliminate classroom hunger and attract more children to schools, thus increasing school enrollment, attendance, and performance.
It aims at achieving two of the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Zero Hunger and Quality Education. Akshaya Patra is the world’s largest (not-for-profit run) Mid-Day Meal Programme serving wholesome food to children in 22,367 schools with meals cooked in 65 kitchens across 14 states in India.
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Anganwadi Feedings
One of the most important initiatives besides its core work of providing mid-day meals is feeding Anganwadis, to provide access to adequate nutrition during the crucial stages for children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers.
It currently serves nutritious meals to 92,853 young children between the ages of 3-6 years at 3548 Anganwadi centres in 7 locations across 3 States in India.
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Mid-Day Meal
The objectives of MDM as issued by the government: • Improving the nutritional status of children in classes I-X in Government, Local Body and Government aided schools, and EGS and AIE centres • Encouraging children, belonging to disadvantaged sections, to attend school more regularly and help them concentrate on classroom activities • Providing nutritional support to children of primary stage in drought affected areas during summer vacation While focusing on improving nutritional level and attendance, Akshaya Patra also aims to address two Sustainable Development Goals: Zero Hunger and Quality Education.
Impact Metrics
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Meals Distributed
Year-wise Metrics- 2015-16 290014000
- 2016-17 298324000
- 2017-18 326518000
- 2018-19 343769000
- 2019-20 382675000
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No of Children Served Meals
Year-wise Metrics- 2019-20 1830194
- 2020-21 1800000
- 2021-22 1917663
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No of Schools Covered
Year-wise Metrics- 2019-20 18935
- 2021-22 22367
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No of Kitchens Across Country
Year-wise Metrics- 2019-20 54
- 2020-21 60
- 2021-22 67
Leadership Team
Demographics & Structure
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Organisation Strength
9
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Diversity Metrics
30% women
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Organization Structure
Yes
Registration Details
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PAN Card
AAATT6468P
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Registration Number
SFO/241/183-192/154/2001-02
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CSR Form 1
CSR00000286
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80G
AAATT6468PF20214
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12A
AAATT6468PE20214
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FCRA
094421037
About
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Headquarters
Bangalore, Karnataka
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Since
2000
Impact
The Akshaya Patra Foundation serves wholesome food every school day to 20 lakh children in 22,367 schools operating 65 kitchens across 14 states & 2 Union territories of India.
Vision and Mission
NO CHILD IN INDIA SHALL BE DEPRIVED OF EDUCATION
BECAUSE OF HUNGER.
Political & Religious Declarations
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Political Affiliation
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Religious Affiliation
Location
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Headquarters
#72, 3rd Floor, 3rd Main Road, 1st & 2nd Stage Yeshwantpur Industrial Suburb, Rajajinagar, Ward No. 10
Directions, Bangalore, Karnataka -
Offices in Cities
Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, Gurgaon
Other Details
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Type
Non-profit
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Sub Type
Trust
Website
Technology Adoption
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SOC 2 Compliant
Yes
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Financial Management
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Beneficiary Management