Mid day meal programme for school children

The mid-day meal programme for school children is an initiative of the Government of India. This programme acted as an impetus to the progress of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) to promote primary education. The motto of The Akshaya Patra Foundation ‘unlimited food for education’ reiterates the interdependency of food and education towards the government school children.

1. The mid-day meal programme for school
children has proved to be one of the most
impactful initiatives of the Government of
India in the sector of child education was
and health. The mid-day meal programme
for school children acted as a supporting
pillar for the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)
initiative. This programme turned out to be
an effective intervention in the socio-
economic context of India for bringing
children to school. It was observed that
there was an increase in the rate of
enrolment in the schools that provide
cooked mid-day meal and also the
attendance and retention rate showed a
considerable increase. Seeing the impact of
cooked mid-day meal the Government
wanted to expand the programme and also
expected community participation.

This is how the role of NGO in mid-day meal
programme came to fore. In a Public-Private
Partnership (PPP) model, the Government
partnered with many NGOs to reach out to
the grass root level of the society. Realising
the significant role NGO can play in
expanding and implementing the mid-day







meal programme, the Government also
initiated the provision of Grants and
Subsidies. Apart from the Grants and
Subsidies to run the programme the NGOs
can also raise funds in the form of
donations. Online donation to mid-day
meal programme is fast catching up among
donors because of its easy, hassle-free and
user-friendly feature.

The Akshaya Patra Foundation is one of
the implementing NGO of the mid-day meal
programme for school children. This NGO
too works in a Public-Private Partnership
model. The
role of this NGO in mid-day meal
programme has been substantial as it has
grown from feeding 1,500 children in 2000
to 1.3 million children over a period of 13
years. Akshaya Patra has understood the
critical role of NGO in mid-day meal
programme and hence plans all its
expansions and operations strategically and
practically so as to continue feeding the
existing beneficiaries along with the new
inclusions.



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Mid-day meal programme for school children


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2. The success stories of the Foundation
introduce you to the lives and hopes of the
beneficiaries of the mid-day meal
programme. It also brings to fore their
commitment and sincerity towards their
aspiration despite all odds.

Akshaya Patra provides many platforms for
its supporters to fulfil their thoughtful
charity. Volunteer, Donor, Corporate
supporter and CSR initiative are some of the
ways a supporter can get involved witht the
cause of Akshaya Patra. It has been
observed that among the donors online
donation to mid-day meal programme has
been a widely used option.





















It is mainly because online donation aids in
quick and user-friendly process of donation.
However, in order to maintain donor
comfort Akshaya Patra also gives the option
of offline donation and mobile donation
along with the option of online donation to
mid-day meal programme.

Join the mid-day meal programme for
school children and help the children in
India to get nourished with food and
education.