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=== Go Green Initiative ===
=== Go Green Initiative ===
The Akshaya Patra kitchens produce about 350 kilograms of [[Biodegradation|organic]] waste each day. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cleanfuture.co.in/2017/08/21/akshaya-patra-transforming-organic-waste-into-clean-energy/|title=Akshaya Patra: Transforming Organic Waste into Clean Energy - Clean Future|last=Kulkarni|first=Rajesh|date=2017-08-21|website=Clean Future|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-11}}</ref> In an effort to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill, the foundation has set up [[Anaerobic digestion|biogas plants]] in some of it's kitchens. This initiative started with the centralized kitchens at [[Bellary]] and [[Kumaraswamy Layout|Vasanthapura]] (Bengaluru) on [[Earth Day]] (April 22) 2016 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newshour.press/ngo/akshaya-patra-adopts-a-new-organic-waste-to-biogas-system/|title=Akshaya Patra adopts a new organic waste to biogas system|last=Attri|first=Ravinder|date=2016-04-28|website=Newshour Press|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-11}}</ref> and now extends to six kitchens across the country. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edexlive.com/people/2018/aug/14/shruti-ahujas-ahuja-green-technologies-wants-to-help-turn-your-kitchen-waste-into-biogas-3650.html|title=This Hyderabad start-up helps you turn your kitchen waste into biogas|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-04-11}}</ref> The biogas plants, with a capacity to process 1 tonne per day (TPD) of organic waste, generate 120 to 150 m<sup>3</sup> of biogas the equivalent of 30 kilograms of [[Liquefied petroleum gas|LPG]]. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/iict-s-waste-to-biogas-tech-draws-good-response-115062400842_1.html|title=IICT's waste-to-biogas tech draws good response|last=Madhav|first=N.|date=2015-06-24|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-04-11}}</ref> This gas is consumed in the kitchen's cooking operations and saves the foundation [[Indian rupee|INR]] 38,500 per month. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newshour.press/ngo/akshaya-patra-adopts-a-new-organic-waste-to-biogas-system/|title=Akshaya Patra adopts a new organic waste to biogas system|last=Attri|first=Ravinder|date=2016-04-28|website=Newshour Press|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-11}}</ref> This translates to savings of about 10% is total energy consumption required for cooking. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cleanfuture.co.in/2017/08/21/akshaya-patra-transforming-organic-waste-into-clean-energy/|title=Akshaya Patra: Transforming Organic Waste into Clean Energy - Clean Future|last=Kulkarni|first=Rajesh|date=2017-08-21|website=Clean Future|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-11}}</ref>
The Akshaya Patra kitchens produce about 350 kilograms of [[Biodegradation|organic]] waste each day. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cleanfuture.co.in/2017/08/21/akshaya-patra-transforming-organic-waste-into-clean-energy/|title=Akshaya Patra: Transforming Organic Waste into Clean Energy - Clean Future|last=Kulkarni|first=Rajesh|date=2017-08-21|website=Clean Future|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-11}}</ref> In an effort to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill, the foundation has set up [[Anaerobic digestion|biogas plants]] in some of it's kitchens. This initiative started with the centralized kitchens at [[Bellary]] and [[Kumaraswamy Layout|Vasanthapura]] (Bengaluru) on [[Earth Day]] (April 22) 2016 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newshour.press/ngo/akshaya-patra-adopts-a-new-organic-waste-to-biogas-system/|title=Akshaya Patra adopts a new organic waste to biogas system|last=Attri|first=Ravinder|date=2016-04-28|website=Newshour Press|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-11}}</ref> and now extends to six kitchens across the country. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edexlive.com/people/2018/aug/14/shruti-ahujas-ahuja-green-technologies-wants-to-help-turn-your-kitchen-waste-into-biogas-3650.html|title=This Hyderabad start-up helps you turn your kitchen waste into biogas|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-04-11}}</ref> The biogas plants, with a capacity to process 1 tonne per day (TPD) of organic waste, generate 120 to 150 m<sup>3</sup> of biogas the equivalent of 30 kilograms of [[Liquefied petroleum gas|LPG]]. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/iict-s-waste-to-biogas-tech-draws-good-response-115062400842_1.html|title=IICT's waste-to-biogas tech draws good response|last=Madhav|first=N.|date=2015-06-24|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-04-11}}</ref> This gas is consumed in the kitchen's cooking operations and saves the foundation [[Indian rupee|INR]] 38,500 per month. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newshour.press/ngo/akshaya-patra-adopts-a-new-organic-waste-to-biogas-system/|title=Akshaya Patra adopts a new organic waste to biogas system|last=Attri|first=Ravinder|date=2016-04-28|website=Newshour Press|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-11}}</ref> This translates to savings of about 10% in total energy consumption required for cooking. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cleanfuture.co.in/2017/08/21/akshaya-patra-transforming-organic-waste-into-clean-energy/|title=Akshaya Patra: Transforming Organic Waste into Clean Energy - Clean Future|last=Kulkarni|first=Rajesh|date=2017-08-21|website=Clean Future|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-11}}</ref>


Another green initiative of the foundation is the installation of [[Photovoltaic system|solar photovoltaic]] (PV) systems at some of it's kitchens. Based on the weather these systems produce 80-100 units of electricity per day and this power's the facility's daytime energy requirement e.g. the [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]] plant generates 10 kW of power and this is entirely consumed by the facility, whereas the [[Surat]] plant generates 12 kW of power with some of the surplus power being fed back to the grid for a credit. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cleanfuture.co.in/2017/08/21/akshaya-patra-transforming-organic-waste-into-clean-energy/|title=Akshaya Patra: Transforming Organic Waste into Clean Energy - Clean Future|last=Kulkarni|first=Rajesh|date=2017-08-21|website=Clean Future|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-11}}</ref>
Another green initiative of the foundation is the installation of [[Photovoltaic system|solar photovoltaic]] (PV) systems at some of it's kitchens. Based on the weather these systems produce 80-100 units of electricity per day and this power's the facility's daytime energy requirement e.g. the [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]] plant generates 10 kW of power and this is entirely consumed by the facility, whereas the [[Surat]] plant generates 12 kW of power with some of the surplus power being fed back to the grid for a credit. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cleanfuture.co.in/2017/08/21/akshaya-patra-transforming-organic-waste-into-clean-energy/|title=Akshaya Patra: Transforming Organic Waste into Clean Energy - Clean Future|last=Kulkarni|first=Rajesh|date=2017-08-21|website=Clean Future|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-11}}</ref>

Revision as of 05:22, 12 April 2019

TAPF commonly known as The Akshaya Patra Foundation is a non-profit organisation in India that runs school lunch programme across India.[1] The organisation was established in 2000.

The Akshaya Patra Foundation
Founded2000
TypeNot for Profit - Registered Trust
Location
Websitehttp://www.akshayapatra.org/

History

Over a period of time a visible improvement in the health of the children was witnessed along with increased enrollment, steady attendance and better concentration during class hours. The initial days of implementing the programme was not smooth sailing for the Foundation. The main concern was lack of vessels and vehicles to pack and transport the cooked food to the schools. Mohandas Pai and Abhay Jain, two of the pioneer philanthropists of the Foundation were instrumental in bringing some relief. Mohandas Pai stepped in by donating the first vehicle to deliver food to the schools and Abhay Jain assured to get more donors to further the programme.

Once the Mid-Day Meal Scheme was mandated centrally by the Government of India in 2003, Akshaya Patra partnered with the Government to serve cooked meals at all Government schools. To be able to work towards tackling classroom hunger in association with the Government on the format of Public Private Partnership[2] was a welcome progression for Akshaya Patra. This Partnership works towards meeting the following objectives:

  • Eliminating classroom hunger
  • Increasing school enrolment
  • Increasing school attendance
  • Improving socialisation among castes
  • Addressing malnutrition, and
  • Women empowerment

Mid-Day Meal

To improve primary education and counter classroom hunger the Government of India has developed two of the most significant programmes-

  1. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA); and
  2. Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS)

Through the flagship programme of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, the Government of India aims to achieve Universalisation of Elementary Education (UEE) in a time bound manner, by making available free and compulsory education to the children aged between 6–14 years.

However, the socio-economic scenario of India did require an incentive to further the SSA initiative. The Mid-Day Meal Scheme came by as an answer. The MDMS focuses on providing free school lunch at all Government schools in order to enhance enrollment, retention and attendance among children and also simultaneously to improve their nutritional levels. It was indeed a noteworthy initiative as the impact of this Scheme was progressively seen across the country. Witnessing the impact, the education sector received a 17% increase in budget allocation for the programme. A total of around 11 crore children across 12 lakh schools are benefiting from the MDMS programme.

Akshaya Patra implements the Mid- Day Meal programme in 42 locations of 12 states of India. Each day the Foundation feeds 1.76 million children covering more than 15,024 Government schools. The Foundation follows both centralised and decentralised kitchen formats to implement the programme . The NP-NSPE guidelines cite the Foundation's centralised kitchen format as a model infrastructure for large scale production of mid-day meals. Akshaya Patra also serves as a Member of the National Steering-cum-Monitoring Committee (NSMC) for the Mid-Day Meal Programme.

The Akshaya Patra Kitchen Infrastructure will give an overview of its compliance to Food Safety and Quality Standards while preparing the meals. 12 centralised kitchens of the Foundation are ISO 22000:2005 certified and the remaining are in the process of getting certification.Working in partnership with the Central Government and various State Governments, along with the support of numerous philanthropists Akshaya Patra strives to feed 5 million children by 2025.

As an extension of its vegetarian philosophy, Akshaya Patra does not provide eggs in its MDMS programmes but by incorporating alternatives such as milk & bananas - It provides meals that are prepared scientifically and with required nutritional value. The food distributed by Akshaya Patra is perceived to be "hygienic, nutritious and delicious".[3][4][5][6][7]

Go Green Initiative

The Akshaya Patra kitchens produce about 350 kilograms of organic waste each day. [8] In an effort to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill, the foundation has set up biogas plants in some of it's kitchens. This initiative started with the centralized kitchens at Bellary and Vasanthapura (Bengaluru) on Earth Day (April 22) 2016 [9] and now extends to six kitchens across the country. [10] The biogas plants, with a capacity to process 1 tonne per day (TPD) of organic waste, generate 120 to 150 m3 of biogas the equivalent of 30 kilograms of LPG. [11] This gas is consumed in the kitchen's cooking operations and saves the foundation INR 38,500 per month. [12] This translates to savings of about 10% in total energy consumption required for cooking. [13]

Another green initiative of the foundation is the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems at some of it's kitchens. Based on the weather these systems produce 80-100 units of electricity per day and this power's the facility's daytime energy requirement e.g. the Bengaluru plant generates 10 kW of power and this is entirely consumed by the facility, whereas the Surat plant generates 12 kW of power with some of the surplus power being fed back to the grid for a credit. [14]

The foundation is open to knowledge sharing in helping other entities achieve their environmental goals. Shridhar Venkat, CEO Akshaya Patra has gone on record to say: [15]

The blueprints and processes of our waste management and clean energy generation systems are available to whomsoever who asks for it.

Other Programmes

Certain that the primary cause of Akshaya Patra is to actually compliment the creation of Srila Prabhupada by implementation of the mid-day meal programme.[16] But, apart from the mid-day meal programme Akshaya Patra implements other feeding and socio-developmental initiatives too. Some of the programmes are:

Feeding Programmes Socio-developmental Initiatives
Anganwadi feeding After class tuitions
Feeding expecting and lactating mothers Life skills programme
Feeding programmes in special schools Community health camps
Subsidised lunch for the economically backward Scholarship programmes
Feeding runaway children Health check-up camps
Feeding programmes in old-age homes
Feeding the homeless
Disaster relief

"Apart from the above initiatives, the Foundation also works towards social initiatives like:"

  • After class tuitions
  • Community health camps
  • Health check-up camps
  • Life-skills programmes
  • Scholarship programmes

Impact

In general, surveys show that since the implementation of Mid-day Meal Programme by the Government and various NGOs, there has been an upward surge in school enrolment and attendance of the children. Studies also indicate that this programme has been able to reduce drop-out rate.

The impact of the mid-day meal has been witnessed in all the serving locations of Akshaya Patra. There have been few studies conducted to evaluate the impact of the programme implementation by the Foundation. The studies are as follows: AC Nielsen Impact Study and Harvard Case Study. Some of the Government Studies are:

  1. Governance Knowledge Centre
  2. Ministry of Human Resource Development
    • Situation Analysis of Mid-Day Meal programme in Rajasthan
    • Report on Akshara Dasoha Scheme of Karnataka

Below is the summary of findings of the impact studies:

  1. Increased enrolment – The mid-day meal acts as a great incentive for children to come to school. As more often than not, this meal becomes the child’s only meal for the day, it also acts parents to send their children to school.
  2. Increased attendance – Children look forward to coming to school every day because of the mid-day meal. As the Akshaya Patra meal caters to the regional palate it further suits the taste buds of the children and draws them to attend school.
  3. Increased concentration – A stomach full of freshly cooked nutritious and healthy mid-day meal keeps classroom hunger at bay and increases the child's concentration in class.
  4. Improved socialisation – As the meal served by Akshaya Patra can be consumed universally by children of all caste and community it has fostered the habit of eating together. This intermingling has increased the unity among children of various religions and castes. It has also helped in removing divisional hierarchy in terms of social standing thereby enhancing a sense of equality among all children.
  5. Addressed malnutrition – Through the mid-day meal Akshaya Patra is striving to meet the nutritional requirements of children such as energy, carbohydrates, proteins and fat for school children.
  6. Empowered women – Women have been employed by the Foundation in different capacities in operations and other functional areas. Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) have also been appointed in De-centralised kitchen set-up for the cooking and managing the processes involved in mid-day meal preparation under the guidance of Akshaya Patra’s standard operating process. This opportunity has doubly benefited them by boosting their self-esteem and improving their social standing.

Reach

Akshaya Patra feeds 17,62,133 children every day across India.[17] It is operational across 42 locations in 12 states of India and It follows the Centralised Kitchen format in 40 locations and De-centralised Kitchen format in 2 locations. Below is the list of state-wise presence of Akshaya Patra:

State / Location Type of Kitchen Year of establishment Number of Children Number of Schools
Andhra Pradesh 62,024 612
Vishakhapatnam Centralised Kitchen October 2008 15,273 88
Kakinada Centralised Kitchen December 2015 13,504 74
Mangalagiri Centralised Kitchen 2016 14,650 165
Nellore Centralised Kitchen 2017 18,598 285
Assam 32,292 585
Guwahati Centralised Kitchen February 2010 32,292 585
Chhattisgarh 13,139 175
Bhilai Centralised Kitchen January 2009 13,139 175
Gujarat 3,99,112 1,545
Ahmedabad Centralised Kitchen August 2014 1,00,355 1545
Bhavnagar Centralised Kitchen June 2017 14,410 56
Vadodara Centralised Kitchen November 2009 1,05,533 618
Surat Centralised Kitchen June 2012 1,64,554[18] 352
Kalol Centralised Kitchen 14,261 93
*Bhuj(Feeding from Bhuj kitchen is yet to start) Centralised Kitchen 50,000
Karnataka 4,49,079 2,887
Bangalore- HK Hill Centralised Kitchen June 2000 73,424 496
Ballari Centralised Kitchen July 2006 1,12,474 559
Hubballi Centralised Kitchen July 2004 1,32,165 849
Mangaluru Centralised Kitchen December 2004 12,284 134
Mysuru Centralised Kitchen August 2004 15,542 144
Bangalore-Vasanthapura Centralised Kitchen July 2007 74,647 507
Jigani Centralised Kitchen November 2017 28,543 198
Odisha 1,50,375 1,980
Bhubaneshwar Centralised Kitchen July 2014 46,479 829
Puri Centralised Kitchen June 2006 46,904 598
Nayagarh Decentralised Kitchen March 2007 21,330 249
Rourkela Centralised Kitchen November 2013 35,662 304
Rajasthan 2,78,479 2,636
Jaipur Centralised Kitchen February 2004 1,14,464 1,123
Nathdwara Centralised Kitchen June 2006 42,806 602
Baran Decentralised Kitchen April 2005 11,478 119
Jodhpur Centralised Kitchen August 2013 11,871 132
Ajmer Centralised Kitchen 2016 15,016 110
Bhilwara Centralised Kitchen 10,926 82
Jhalawar Centralised Kitchen 11,919 146
Bikaner Centralised Kitchen 25,000 121
Udaipur Centralised Kitchen 35,000 201
Uttar Pradesh 2,16,818 3,294
Lucknow Centralised Kitchen March 2015 1,04,833 1,324
Vrindavan Centralised Kitchen August 2004 1,05,619 1,849
Math Centralised Kitchen 6,366 121
Tamil Nadu 718 1
Chennai Centralised Kitchen July 2011 718 1
Telangana 1,36,970 1,100
Kandi Centralised Kitchen October 2008 90,399 682
Narsingi Centralised Kitchen 13,143 192
Kothagudem Centralised Kitchen 12,842 225
Warangal Centralised Kitchen 20,856 1
Tripura 910 2
Kashirampara Centralised Kitchen April 2017 910 2

Akshaya Patra USA

With people's overwhelming and enduring support, Akshaya Patra USA exceeded its fundraising goal of $3.2m for 2012 by raising $5.6m. This included a generous grant of $2m by Caterpillar Foundation for building a kitchen in Uttar Pradesh, India.[19]

Child sponsorship

Akshaya Patra aims to counter classroom hunger[20] and aid in education of children. A donation of Rs 1100 can serve a wholesome mid-day meal to one child for one whole academic year. The Foundation also has different modes of sponsorship that can be chosen by any donor to help this charitable cause. The sponsor can choose from the below list of options:

  • Online/Offline donation
  • Sponsor a meal delivery vehicle
  • Sponsor a school for a year
  • Sponsor kitchen equipment
  • Engage his/her organisation as a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative

The Foundation is eligible to provide income tax benefits to its donors under section 80G of the Income Tax Act of the Government of India.

Financial information

In keeping with the principle of transparency, the Foundation complies with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and with the Indian Accounting Standards issued by the Institute of Chartered accountants of India (ICAI) for reporting its financials year-on-year. Akshaya Patra publishes its Annual Report with audited financial reports and makes it available for all its stakeholders, at the end of every financial year.

As a standard process of audit systems to ensure effectiveness of the internal controls, Akshaya Patra has appointed Chartered Accountant firms of repute, as Branch Auditors. The Branch Auditors submit the audited reports of their respective branches to the Management on a periodical basis. These reports are then reviewed by the Audit Committee through the Audit Department of the Foundation.

On an average, 82% of the total cost is used towards meeting the programme cost and 14% is utilised as programme management cost. 4% of the total cost is steered towards meeting fundraising and communication costs. As of March 2013, around 51% of funding (amounting to Rs. 40,668 lakhs) has been accounted for by Central and State Government grants and subsidies, allowing the Foundation to raise the remaining 49%.

Affiliated organisations

The Akshaya Patra Foundation has received helping aid and goodwill support from many noteworthy organisations. Below is a list of few of the organisations; however this list is not exhaustive.

  • CISCO[21] [22]
  • ABB Limited[23]
  • Genpact India
  • Airports Authority of India
  • Jindal Aluminium
  • Dishoom Ltd
  • Maple Exports Pvt. Ltd.
  • Jamsetji Tata Trust[24]
  • HDFC Bank Ltd[25]
  • Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL)[26]
  • Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC)[27]
  • Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL)[28]
  • Hans Foundation[29]
  • Give India
  • Kennametal Foundation[30]
  • Michael and Susan Dell Foundation[31]

Awards and recognitions

Akshaya Patra has been recipient of quite a few significant national and international awards.

Recent awards

  • Nikkei Asia Prize 2016 in the ‘Economic and Business Innovation’ category
  • Platinum award at the AVA Digital Awards 2016 competition for Giving Every Dream A Chance Video
  • Ranked 58th out of the 100 Best Annual Reports of 2014, in the ARC 100 Gallery by MerComm Inc.[32]
  • Gold under the 'Foundation' category of Non-Traditional Annual Reports in the ARC Awards 2014 by MerComm Inc[33]
  • Gold Award for the '44th Creativity International Print & Packaging Design Awards' for its Annual Report 2012-13[34]
  • Silver Award at Summit International Creative Award 2014 for creative representation of the Annual Report 2012-13 for the second time, with first silver for Annual Report 2011-12
  • 20th Annual Communicator Award of Distinction for overall design in the Print category for Annual Report 2012-13
  • Gold Shield Award by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) for five consecutive financial years for Excellence in Financial Reporting: Annual Report 2008-09; 2009–10; 2010–11; 2011–12; 2012-13[35]
  • Gold Award for Annual Report 2011-12 by SAFA (South Asian Federation of Accountants)[36]
  • CII National Award for Food Safety 2013[37]
  • Gold Award at League of American Communications Professionals LACP 2012/13 Vision Awards[38]
  • Ranked 34th among Top 100 Annual Reports Worldwide at League of American Communications Professionals LACP 2012/13 Vision Awards[39]
  • Gold Award at Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) Corporate Collateral Awards 2014
  • Honorary Award on Social Responsibility by LASSIB Society[40]
  • Received the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2016 for contribution in providing mid-day meals to children.[41]

Significant recognitions

  • Akshaya Patra has been nominated to be the Member of National Steering-cum-Monitoring Committee (NSMC) for Mid-Day Meal Programme[42]
  • Akshaya Patra is the first NGO to have got enlisted in the ICAI Hall of Fame and it is the third entry across all industries[43]
  • The Foundation is ranked 23rd among Top 100 NGOs by The Global Journal in its 2013 edition[44]
  • It is featured as one of the 8 game changers in the inaugural issue of Innowin- India’s first magazine dedicated to innovation
  • Limca Book of Records[45] and India Book of Records recognises Akshaya Patra as running 'The world's largest school meal programme’[46]
  • A documentary on Akshaya Patra was featured on National Television-Doordarshan

Timeline

Below is a graphical representation of cumulative number of meals served in the past years:

Akshaya Patra time line

References

  1. ^ Mid Day Meal Scheme
  2. ^ Public Private Parternship
  3. ^ "Schools prefer midday meals supplied by Akshaya Patra".
  4. ^ "meals provided were prepared scientifically and with required nutritional value".
  5. ^ "Government plans Saturday upgrade for midday meals".
  6. ^ "food prepared by Akshaya Patra has been found to be the HIGHEST QUALITY FOOD and prepared in the CLEANEST environment among all midday meal providers in India".
  7. ^ "Revamp quality of mid-day meals by relooking at the nutrient intake".
  8. ^ Kulkarni, Rajesh (21 August 2017). "Akshaya Patra: Transforming Organic Waste into Clean Energy - Clean Future". Clean Future. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  9. ^ Attri, Ravinder (28 April 2016). "Akshaya Patra adopts a new organic waste to biogas system". Newshour Press. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  10. ^ "This Hyderabad start-up helps you turn your kitchen waste into biogas". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  11. ^ Madhav, N. (24 June 2015). "IICT's waste-to-biogas tech draws good response". Business Standard India. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  12. ^ Attri, Ravinder (28 April 2016). "Akshaya Patra adopts a new organic waste to biogas system". Newshour Press. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  13. ^ Kulkarni, Rajesh (21 August 2017). "Akshaya Patra: Transforming Organic Waste into Clean Energy - Clean Future". Clean Future. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  14. ^ Kulkarni, Rajesh (21 August 2017). "Akshaya Patra: Transforming Organic Waste into Clean Energy - Clean Future". Clean Future. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  15. ^ Kulkarni, Rajesh (21 August 2017). "Akshaya Patra: Transforming Organic Waste into Clean Energy - Clean Future". Clean Future. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  16. ^ Akshaya Patra is implementation of the mid-day meal programme
  17. ^ feeds 1.76 million children every day across India
  18. ^ 1.65 lakh children served hot midday meal in Surat
  19. ^ The Akshaya Patra Team USA
  20. ^ "classroom hunger". Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  21. ^ CISCO
  22. ^ First Post
  23. ^ ABB Limited
  24. ^ Jamsetji Tata Trust
  25. ^ HDFC
  26. ^ SAIL
  27. ^ ONGC
  28. ^ BHEL
  29. ^ Hans Foundation
  30. ^ Kennametal Foundation - Pgno:14
  31. ^ Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
  32. ^ [1]
  33. ^ [2]
  34. ^ [3]
  35. ^ Akshaya Patra gets Gold Shield and Hall of Fame by ICAI for the year 2012-13
  36. ^ Gold Award for Annual Report 2011-12 by SAFA
  37. ^ CII National Award for Food Safety 2013
  38. ^ Gold Award at LACP 2012/13 Vision Awards
  39. ^ Ranked 34th among Top 100 Annual Reports Worldwide at LACP 2012/13 Vision Awards
  40. ^ Honorary Award on Social Responsibility by LASSIB Society
  41. ^ "President confers Gandhi Peace Prize". All India Radio. 26 February 2019.
  42. ^ "Akshaya Patra nominated NSMC FOR Mid-Day Meal Programme". Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  43. ^ Akshaya Patra is the first NGO to have got enlisted in the ICAI Hall of Fame and it is the third entry across all industries
  44. ^ The Foundation is ranked 23rd among Top 100 NGOs by The Global Journal in its 2013 edition
  45. ^ Limca Book of Records
  46. ^ world's largest school meal programme
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