Akshaya Patra Inaugurates its New Kitchen in Panvel, Maharashtra
Mumbai, January 05, 2024.
The Akshaya Patra Foundation, a pioneer in providing mid-day meals to school children, inaugurated its new centralised kitchen in Panvel, Maharashtra. The new unit is Akshaya Patra’s 68th kitchen in the country and 4th in Maharashtra. It will enable the organisation to implement the government’s flagship school feeding programme, PM POSHAN, and serve 10,000 children in 70 schools in an effort to address classroom hunger and promote education.The chief guest for the inauguration ceremony was Shri Deepak Vasant Kesarkar, Cabinet Minister for School Education and Marathi Language, Government of Maharashtra. The event was also graced by the presence of Shri. Ganesh Deshmukh - Commissioner, Panvel Municipal Corporation; Shri. Pankaj Dahane - DCP, Navi Mumbai Police;...