The meals will be distributed to 5,000 government school students in Mahbubnagar district
Hyderabad: RA Chem Pharma Limited has partnered with The Akshaya Patra Foundation to facilitate the distribution of mid-day meals to 5,000 government school students at 61 schools in Mahbubnagar district in Telangana.
The two organisations have signed an MoU for the entire year starting January to December, 2022. With one meal costing Rs 4.80, RA Chem has pledged to donate a total of Rs 56,20,000.
Shri Ravi Kumar Peesapati, Vice President, Corporate Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility, said, “Aiding school children from poor economic backgrounds with their school fee and providing them notebooks has always been a part of our CSR efforts. Partnering with The Akshaya Patra Foundation allows us to provide them with the necessary nutrition needed to bring children back to schools, which is in line with our vision and mission.”
The first mid-day meal feeding event of this partnership was conducted on March 17 at a government school in Polepally village, Jadcharla Mandal, where children were served freshly-cooked hot and nutritious meals.
Acknowledging their outreach, Mr Sundeep Talwar, CMO, The Akshaya Patra Foundation said, “We are immensely grateful to RA Chem for their support towards our mid-day meal programme. We hope to keep this partnership going as it is a way for both the organisations to reach their common goal of securing the country’s future and help thousands of underserved families and children. We are confident that this collaboration will continue to help children and communities in the years to come.”
The Akshaya Patra Foundation aims to address malnutrition and support the right to education of socio-economically disadvantaged children of the nation and beyond with the support of the Government of India, various State Governments, and generous supporters. With this vision, the organization has been concerting all its efforts towards serving children and humanity for the last 21 years with the spread of 60 kitchens across 14 states and two Union Territories of India.
