About Us

The Akshaya Patra Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation feeding millions of underserved children in India. We are committed to eradicating two most critical issues - hunger and malnutrition in India - by implementing the PM Poshan Abhiyaan (formerly known as the Mid-Day Meal Programme). Carrying out the world’s largest feeding programme, Akshaya Patra aims to not only fight hunger with nutritious meals but also bring children to school.

In the state of Uttar Pradesh located in the northern part of India, we have five kitchens reaching out to 3,12,872 children in 3,967 schools. 

Our Kitchens in Uttar Pradesh

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Our topmost priorities are hygiene and cleanliness and we operate through two kitchen models: Centralised and Decentralised. In Uttar Pradesh, where we established ourselves in 2004 in Vrindavan.

Vrindavan: The ISO-certified centralised kitchen at Vrindavan was set up in August 2004. It currently feeds 1,03390 children in 1,388 schools.

Lucknow: Our Lucknow kitchen, which currently reaches out to 1,05,285 children in 1,448 schools, was launched in March 2015 and is ISO certified.

Gorakhpur: We started operations in Gorakhpur in August 2019. The centralised kitchen currently feeds 16,010 children in 180 schools.

Mant: The kitchen in Mant started its operations in October 2018. The centralised kitchen currently feeds 18,651 children in 276 schools.

Varanasi: We launched and began operations in Varanasi in July 2022.  The centralised kitchen currently feeds 49,462 children in 467 schools.

Gautam Buddh Nagar: The centralised kitchen currently feeds 14,069 children in 112 schools.

Barsana: We launched and began operations in Varanasi in April 2023.  The centralised kitchen currently feeds 6,005 children in 96 schools.

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