With the vision that no child shall be deprived of education because of hunger, Akshaya Patra is reaching out to 1.6 million children every day in 13500 plus schools. It is a strategic intervention to address malnutrition and hunger and facilitate education of children from poor communities. By providing unlimited, nutritious, hygienically cooked hot noon meals in government schools in a partnership with the Central and State Governments, the Akshaya Patra program strives to reduce extreme poverty and hunger and promotes universalization of primary education which are the principal Millennium Development Goals.
The Akshaya Patra Foundation aims to reach out to 5 million children every day by the year 2025.