{"id":309188,"date":"2019-02-10T10:47:02","date_gmt":"2019-02-10T10:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=309188"},"modified":"2019-02-10T10:47:02","modified_gmt":"2019-02-10T10:47:02","slug":"narendra-modi-to-serve-3-billionth-meal-to-children-in-vrindavan-on-february-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/narendra-modi-to-serve-3-billionth-meal-to-children-in-vrindavan-on-february-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Narendra Modi to serve 3 billionth meal to children in Vrindavan on February 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/un-selects-pm-modi-for-highest-environmental-honour-champions-of-the-earth-awards\/modi-award\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-303297\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-303297 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/modi-award-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/09\/modi-award-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/09\/modi-award-346x420.jpg 346w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/09\/modi-award.jpg 587w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/a>Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will visit Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh on February 11, 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">He will unveil the plaque to mark the serving of 3rd\u00a0billionth meal by Akshaya Patra Foundation at Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Narendra Modi will then serve the 3rd\u00a0billionth\u00a0meal to underprivileged children from schools and will later address a gathering on this occasion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Modi will also pay floral tribute at the Vigraha of Srila\u00a0Prabhupad, the Acharya of ISCKON.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The occasion is to commemorate the serving of 3 billion meals by the foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Akshaya Patra serves as an implementing partner of the Mid-Day Meal Scheme.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">In its 19-year journey, Akshaya Patra Foundation has served mid-day meals to 1.76 million children in twelve states covering 14,702 schools. In 2016, Akshaya Patra commemorated the serving of 2 billion cumulative meals in the presence of the then President of India, Pranab Mukherjee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The Foundation works closely with the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and State Governments to serve quality, hygienic, and nutritious food to millions of children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Mid-Day Meal Scheme is considered to be the largest of its kind programme in the world. The program aims to boost enrolment, attendance, and retention in schools and to improve the health profile of children in the age group of 6-14 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">PM Modi mentioned about Akshaya Patra Foundation on October 24, 2018, during the launch of \u2018Self4Society\u2019 App in New Delhi. He said,\u201cAkshaya Patra is a social start-up, which has turned into a movement that provides food to school children\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will visit Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh on February 11, 2019. He will unveil the plaque to mark the serving of 3rd\u00a0billionth meal by Akshaya Patra Foundation at Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir. Narendra Modi will then serve the 3rd\u00a0billionth\u00a0meal to underprivileged children from schools and will later address a gathering on this occasion. 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