Feeding India Joins Hands With Akshaypatra To Expand Its Poshan To Pathshala

Government schools are now included in the school meal programme (Poshan to Pathshala) of Feeding India by Zomato and Akshayapatra. 

38,410 beneficiaries of the scheme, which has been implemented in Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Dehradun, and Bangalore, will receive one meal each day. 486 schools in total, including 171 in Gorakhpur, 144 in Varanasi, 88 in Dehradun, and 83 in Bangalore, are a part of the initiative.

A significant social impact organisation called Feeding India plans interventions to lessen hunger and malnutrition in the nation. Feeding India has served more than 13 crore meals since partnering with Zomato, and it was in the forefront of emergency relief efforts during the Covid-19 outbreak.

Under the Poshan to Pathshala Program, Feeding India provides food to children in low-income schools. Their overarching goal under this initiative is for all children to receive adequate nutrition in their formative years, ensuring holistic development.

The collaboration with Akshayapatra has been motivated by their stellar work in the context of feeding programs, especially targeting school going children, over the past two decades. 

Anant Arora, Chief Sustainability & Communication Officer at Akshayapatra comments, “Today, we start a new chapter in this successful relationship with Feeding India by Zomato pledging their support to sponsor 35 lakh meals to school children over the next one year. We are truly grateful for their generosity and constant support. Such partnerships in our social sector are the need of the hour”

Highlighting the significance of this initiative and the rationale for supporting Akshayapatra, Vishal Kumar, Head of Feeding India by Zomato says, “Our mission is to improve food security and alleviate malnutrition across India. Collaborating with stellar organisations like Akshayapatra is an important part of this mission, and it is essential for such organisations to come together and build impactful programs creating a better future for the children of our country.”