New Delhi, Nov 12 (UNI) Akshaya Patra on Thursday is commemorating two decades of making a positive impact on the lives of children by providing them nutritious, hygienic and tasty mid-day meals.
Speaking on the occasion, Madhu Pandit Dasa, chairman, Akshaya Patra, said, 'We are deeply honoured to complete 20 years in service of children providing them nutritious mid-day meals as an incentive to come to school. I have personally met many of these children as well as their families and heard from them what this meal means to them.'
'I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India, and all the State Governments and UT Administrations for giving us the opportunity to serve the children. We are very deeply thankful to all the non-executive trustees for their various contributions, including their guidance in the implementation of the highest standards of good governance practices in the Foundation. We are also immensely grateful to our corporate partners, individual donors and volunteers for their continued support to all our endeavours, from the MDM Programme to relief feeding initiatives,'he further added.