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Reportedly Jarvis Landry Youth Jersey , over the next 10 years, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar will
be home to 31% of the youngest Indian population between five and 14 years.
Specifically, Uttar Pradesh already tops the list of child population in the
country with 200 million aged between five and 14 years. This indicates that
soon this 200 million will be a part of the country?? workforce, making the
health and education of this young population a matter of utmost importance, not
just for the progress of the state but for the nation as a whole.
Unfortunately Odell
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is not a very pleasant sight with its low literacy rate of just 67.7%. In
addition, the Unified-District Information System for Education (U-DISE) Flash
Statistics 2015-16 reports that Uttar Pradesh has the worst student-teacher
ratio in India and it also has the poorest transition rate from primary to upper
primary school. The state also ranks poorly in learning outcome even though it
has a higher per-student spending compared to the rest of the country. The
Government has taken several steps to improve this prevailing critical
situation, and Mid-Day Meal Scheme is one of the important interventions. The
efforts of the government to provide mid-day meals have been furthered by The
Akshaya Patra Foundation, a mid-day meal NGO in Lucknow and Vrindavan.

The Akshaya Patra Foundation is a mid-day meal NGO in India. Established in 2000 and headquartered in Bengaluru,
Karnataka Jim
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children of 14,173 government schools in 36 locations of 12 states in India. It
began its journey of providing mid-day meal in UP in 2004 by establishing a
centralised kitchen in Lucknow. In total, Akshaya Patra is currently reaching
out to 2,11,680 children in
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As a NGO in Lucknow, Akshaya Patra provides mid-day meals to 91,418 children in 1,011 government schools and in Vrindavan the NGO provides school lunch to
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The Foundation has established hi-tech centralised kitchens in both the locations. These kitchens are equipped to prepare 1 lakh meals per day and they
serve locally palatable meals like roti (Indian flatbread) with sabzi (vegetable
curry) along with other native food items for the main reason that maximum
children should eat their school lunch readily and joyfully and reap the
benefits of nutritious meals.

Since roti is a staple item in the North Indian menu, the Lucknow and Vrindavan kitchens are equipped with roti making machines. These machines have
the capacity to roll out up to 200,000 rotis from 6000 kilograms of wheat flour.
Aside from roti making machines, these kitchens are equipped with rice cauldrons
of at least 500 litres
capacity Sheldrick
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litres to 3000 litres, trolleys, rice chutes, cutting boards, knives and other
similar equipment. The cooked meals are packed in insulated vessels and are
transported to schools in insulated vehicles. The delivery vehicles are enabled
with GPRS tracking system for safety and on-time delivery of meals.

Alike all kitchens Sione
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adhere to hygiene and cleanliness practices while preparing meals and both are
ISO 22000:2005 certified kitchens. Since Kaizen, Continuous Improvement Projects
and Six Sigma methodologies form an integral part of Akshaya Patra kitchens, the
same is practiced in Lucknow and Vrindavan kitchens too. As an NGO providing
mid-day meal in UP, Akshaya Patra has observed significant improvements in
various fronts. According to a third party study conducted by Sigma Research and
Consulting Pvt. Ltd. in 2014, Uttar Pradesh showed a positive trend in the
following variables: elimination of classroom
hunger Greedy
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and retention and attendance. It scored a total of 9.43 on a scale of 10, thus
revealing that mid-day meal has had a significant impact on children.

This NGO in Lucknow wants to expand its reach and benefit more children in the state.
But David
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be a part of the NGO?? endeavour to nourish children by either contributing
funds or by opting to donate a vehicle to deliver meals to schools. Your
contribution will ensure that children receive at least one nutritious meal per
day. It will also make you a part of the change that will get manifested in the
form of healthy and educated generation. Step forward, contribute, and be a part
of nourished and educated India.

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