Press releases

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Bengaluru, January 27, 2018: The Akshaya Patra Foundation was honoured with the ICAI Gold Shield Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the year 2016–2017 under the Category XII – Not-for-Profit Sector.

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Bengaluru, 12 January 2018? The Akshaya Patra Foundation launched a pilot in partnership with the Government of Karnataka to introduce millets in the mid-day meal scheme with an aim to enhance the nutritional intake of the beneficiaries.

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Mangaluru, Karnataka, 21 December 2017 – The Akshaya Patra Foundation in association with GT Foundation & Diya Systems Pvt.Ltd announced the foundation stone laying ceremony to build a mega kitchen in Mangaluru.

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Bengaluru, November 14th 2017: The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind conferred The Akshaya Patra Foundation, with the National Child Awards for Child Welfare 2017 on the occasion of Children’s Day at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.

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Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners announced their philanthropic investment in Akshaya Patra

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Mandya, November 10, 2019: The Akshaya Patra Foundation inaugurated its new kitchen in Mahadevapura village of Mandya district, Karnataka, on November 10, 2019, to serve freshly cooked, nutritious and tasty mid-day meals to children.

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Bengaluru, 14 April, 2018: An event showcasing the beneficiaries of Akshaya Patra’s “Giving Every Dream a Chance”—a special initiative to nurture children with unique dreams was held at Taj Yeshwantpur, Bangalore.

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Delhi – 25 April 2018: On Monday, 23 April 2018, a shanty in Mansarovar Park, Shahadra, New-Delhi was engulfed in flames that completely decimated 250 dwellings in the locality.

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Bengaluru, 7 Aug 2018: USA-based footwear manufacturer, TOMS has donated 2 Lakh shoes to Akshaya Patra beneficiaries in Bangalore, Karnataka, and Guwahati, Assam. In the first phase, shoes will be distributed to children from Class 1 to Class 10 in Government and Government-aided schools in Bangalor

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Bangalore, 22 August, 2018: The Akshaya Patra Foundation set up a temporary kitchen in Alappuzha district of Kerala, to serve free meals to people in the flood-affected parts of the state.

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