NGO Report: The Akshaya Patra Foundation Annual Report 2018-19

TRUSTEES’ OVERVIEW
Akshaya Patra is dedicated to serve children and make a difference in their lives. We have received tremendous
support from the Government and all our stakeholders in our endeavours.
Today, we serve hot, safe, tasty, and nutritious meals to 1.8 million children in 18,192 schools across 12 states and
2 union territories of the country. Our mission is to serve 5 million children by 2025.
We will continue working in tandem with the Government to provide nutrition support to children and ignite a spark
of change in their lives through various initiatives. We are also broadening our engagement with communities to
further the sustainability of our efforts.
“We are also broadening
our engagement with
communities to further the
sustainability of our efforts.
This year, Akshaya Patra reached the milestone of serving 3 billion cumulative meals since its inception. Learning
from our nineteen-year experience, we have been able to develop and implement initiatives whose beneficiaries
include people across the social spectrum. We will continue our efforts to serve the society as we progress.
We thank you for your unwavering support and for allowing us the opportunity to serve.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2018-19
Total number of mid-day meals served - 3,065 lakhs
Cumulative meals (mid-day meals, Anganwadi, and others) served - 3,438 lakhs
During FY 2018-19, the Foundation added 8 new kitchens – Kandi in Telangana; Bhilwara, Udaipur,
Bikaner, and Jhalawar in Rajasthan; Maht in Uttar Pradesh; and Gudivada and Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh
The cost break-up for the fiscal was 86% for programme implementation, 11% for programme management,
and 3% for fundraising and communications
Income increased by 22.76%
On behalf of the Board of Trustees,
T.V. Mohandas Pai
Independent Trustee
The Akshaya Patra Foundation