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April 30, 2021
YATRI SEWA INITIATIVE
Serving migrant workers in Mumbai
YATRI SEWA FOOD KIT
Bottle of water
Akshaya Patra, along with volunteers from partner
Biscuits NGOs - YOLO and Don Bosco Alumini, continues its Yatri
Sewa Relief programme in Mumbai at CSMT (Chatrapati
Chikki (peanut brittle) Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) and LTT Station (Lokmanya
Tilak Terminus).
Namkeen (savoury snack)
Operations started on April 12, 2021. Through Phase 1,
Chaas tetra pack (yogurt-based Akshaya Patra distributed 70,000 bottles of water and
drink) 20,000 packets of biscuits.
Liquid ORS tetra pack
With the launch of Phase 2, Crompton CSR Foundation
Disposable Mask joined the effort to serve migrant workers by generously
sponsoring 50,000 dry food kits. Over the past few days
Cloth Bag
more than 8,000 kits have been distributed to travellers.
Coca Cola India has enhanced each kit with a
contribution of 15,000 liquid ORS tetra packs.
A 100-strong group of Akshaya Patra's employees and
partner NGO volunteers have been driving the
distribution campaign.
AFTER 45 YEARS, THE WORLD’S FASTEST
POVERTY-REDUCING COUNTRY ADDS THE
MAXIMUM POOR IN A YEAR
A LOSS OF LIVELIHOOD AND HUNGER
The ongoing plight of Migrant Workers
The pandemic struck India when it recorded its lowest economic growth in over
a decade. Cut to 2021. Rural Indians - mostly an informal workforce and poor At the age of 23, Bhanu Singh left his village in
by any accepted definition - have lived with irregular jobs for over a year. Uttar Pradesh. That was 2018. On April 25, 2021,
People are cutting back on food items; many have stopped having the basics Bhanu is a 26-year-old distraught man, who looks
older than his age and often breaks into tears
like lentils as food inflation has spiked.
while talking about his experience in the last two
years.
Pew Research Center, using World Bank data, has estimated that the number of poor in
When asked how does manages, he says, "I am
India (with income of $2 per day or less in purchasing power parity) has more than
not able to sleep because of hunger. I can
doubled from 60 million to 134 million in just a year due to the pandemic-induced manage skipping one or two meals, but I have to
recession. This means, India can once again be called a 'country of mass poverty' provide food to my mother. If I go back home, I
after 45 years. won’t return again."
The source: Down To Earth
Even the middle class has shrunk by a third, says Pew Center’s estimate. Overall, cutting across
population and geographical segments, millions of Indians have either become poorer, or poor,
or on the brink of becoming poor.
Source: Down To Earth
FOOD RELIEF EFFORTS AT A GLANCE
Total Number of Meals Served*
Akshaya Patra Associate Foundations Total Servings
Cooked Meals 3,78,79,352 2,29,16,558 6,07,98,910
Grocery Kits 9,78,041 41,835 10,19,876
Happiness Kits 10,63,977 - 10,63,977
Total Servings 9,93,43,376 2,46,73,628 12,40,17,004
*
As on 30 April 2021
1 Food Relief Kit = 42/28 Meals
1 Happiness Kit = 20 Meals
Cumulative Meals Served since March 2020
7,00,00,000
6,00,00,000
5,00,00,000
4,00,00,000
*As on 20 January 2021
3,00,00,000
2,00,00,000
1,00,00,000
0
Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21
Cooked Meals Grocery Kits Happiness Kits
*As on 30 April 2021. Count in millions
Includes meals served by Akshaya Patra and
Associate Foundations
Happiness Kits Are Being Distributed in 39 Locations Every Happiness Kit contains dry rations, educational supplies and an activity book (regional language), as well as hygiene products and a sanitary pack.
/ Happiness Kits
Bangalore 1,90,086
Happiness Kit Distribution
Hyderabad 1,17,771
Hubli 80,868
Vrindavan 77,414
Meals Served by our Associated Foundations
Ballari 50,761and Gujarat.
in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
Lucknow 48,293
Vadodara 35,153
Jaipur 32,983
Bikaner 31,174
Puri & Rourkela 31,128
Bhuj & Bhavnagar 30,656
Guwahati 28,321
Thane 27,342
Bhubaneshwar 27,260
Pune 26,285
Vizag 25,062
Ahmedabad 22,623
Nawabpet 20,000
Mangalore 17,672
Nathdwara 17,560
Udaipur 15,625
Nagpur 13,738
Surat 13,709
Delhi NCR 10,686
Ajmer 3,114
Silvassa 10,377
Chennai Mysore 3,100
8,429
Jhalawar Nellore 3,100
7,714
Warangal Bhilai 1,465
7,500
Gorakhpur 6,728 Vijayawada 417
Baran 5,075 Cuttack 338
Haridwar 5,050 Total Kits* 10,63,977
Nayaghar 5,000 Equivalent no. of meals 2,12,79,540
Jodhpur 4,400
COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS Dry Grocery Kits Are Being Delivered in 32 Locations Every kit equals 42/28 meals depending on the location served, and includes an array of non perishable foods like rice, dal (lentils), wheat or millet flour, fortified salt, sugar, and spices. Ingredients vary in every State to meet local tastes. Cooked Meals Are Served in 28 Locations Fresh meals served comprise of dal and rice, or khichadi/roti and subji. Relief Efforts have also extended to Flood Relief in Bihar and Assam, and distribution of grocery kits to pregnant and lactating mothers, and young children in Anganwadi Centres
GROCERY KITS
COOKED MEALS COVID-19 FOOD RELIEF List of Cities Kits Distributed
List of Cities Meals Served EFFORTS Bangalore 3,56,717
Hyderabad & Other Districts 2,24,86,977 Delhi NCR 1,21,360
Jaipur & Other Districts 73,93,392
LOCATIONS SERVED SINCE 25 MARCH 2020 Kandi 1,09,130
Delhi NCR 56,03,758 Jaipur & Other Districts 64,017
Meals Served by our Associated Foundations
Bangalore 40,68,725 Lucknow & Other Districts 60,623
in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat.
Mumbai 44,713
Surat 37,18,100
Cooked Meals 2,29,16,558 Hyderabad 36,550
Ahmedabad & Other Districts 34,91,245
Dry Rations 41,835 Vizag 26,951
Kandi 22,73,634
Puri & Rourkela 26,003
Vadodara 21,33,820 Total Servings 2,46,73,628 Vrindavan & Agra 21,025
Bhilai 15,29,645
Pune 17,500
Ajmer 11,26,185
Ahmedabad 16,731
Mathura & Vrindavan 11,02,407
Mangalore 16,213
Lucknow 8,99,750 Dehradun & Other Districts 15,240
Vizag & Other Districts 8,01,029 Bhopal & Indore 15,000
Ballari 6,90,026 Guwahati 14,225
Bhuj 4,76,465 Vadodara 13,141
Silvassa 4,62,050 Vijayawada 8,200
Thane 4,04,835 Hubli 6,200
Pune 3,89,750 Nashik & Aurangabad 5,000
Bhilwara & Jhalawar 3,41,660 Ranchi 4,980
Nathdwara & Chittorgarh 3,35,899 Bhilai 3,610
Silvassa 3,064
Chennai 3,02,124
Chennai 2,850
Vijayawada 2,90,120
North Tripura 2,449
Hubli 1,51,784
Surat 2,133
Mysore 1,37,881
Nagpur 2,100
Mangalore 80,830
Nadia 1,000
Nagpur 57,100
Ludhiana 1,000
Bhavnagar 46,719 Through Food Relief Efforts, Akshaya Patra and our
Baddi 1,000
Puri 3,000
Associated Foundations have served
Mysore 766
Total Meals Served 6,07,98,910 12,40,17,004 meals since the first day of the Bhuj & Bhavnagar 385
nationwide lockdown. This includes Happiness Kit Total Kits* 10,19,876
distribution. Equivalent no. of meals 4,19,38,554
In the News
NetApp Supports Akshaya Patra’s Covid-19
Food Relief Effort
NetApp, a global cloud-led, data-centric software company, has
partnered with The Akshaya Patra Foundation for distribution of
10,000 Happiness Kits to underprivileged government school
children and their families in Bangalore. NetApp also contributed
generously toward the distribution of 14,738 food kits to
passengers travelling on Shramik trains from Bangalore to Uttar
Pradesh, West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand.
Speaking about the feeding initiative, Ravi Chhabria, MD, NetApp
India, said, “Akshaya Patra is doing stellar work in the area of
child hunger and malnutrition. It is well known that mid-day
meals have resulted in better school attendance and lower
dropout rates. Education and hunger relief are both big areas of
giving for NetApp because they are the first step towards
Read the full article here.
enabling an inclusive community. During the last seven years, we
have had multiple associations with The Akshaya Patra
Foundation, whether it be a charity cooking competition, or
donating food delivery vehicles, cooking appliances or – most
importantly for us – volunteering our time. We really look
forward to associating with them in future as well, continuing on
the journey to better education and health for young children.”The Last Fortnight in Pictures
Serving Cooked Meals at Yeshwanthpur Station,
Bangalore
Yatri Sewa Initiative at CST Mumbai
Cooked Meals distributed in Pune
Pre-Packaged Meals being
distributed in Delhi Pre-Packaged Meals being distributed at Bottles of water and
Government Medical College, Nagpur biscuits distributed at train
stations in MumbaiTRENDING
Our Partners – Happiness Kit Initiative We are grateful to our donors for their overwhelming support
Our Partners – Happiness Kit Initiative
Our Partners – COVID-19 Relief Efforts We are grateful to our donors for their overwhelming support
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CICON Ernst & Young LLP Magma Foundation RMS
Colt Epigamia NCML Sashi Shetty (AllNet/All Cargo)
Cosyn Folga Group OakNorth Schindler
COMMSCOPE ITC Ltd. Pernod Ricard Snapdeal
Dabur Ipas Foundation Project Hunger Sunlife-Payroll &
many more Generous Donorswww.akshayapatra.org
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