How 2 Million Children Are Fed Daily By The World’s Biggest Free School Meal Provider | Big Batches

The Akshaya Patra Foundation has provided 3 billion free school meals and is one of India’s largest nongovernmental organizations. It prepares freshly cooked food and nutritious meals for 2 million children every day in 65 kitchens across 14 states and two union territories in India. We visited one of its mega kitchens in Bangalore to see how cooks produce 75,000 meals in under four hours.
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How 1.8 Million Children Are Fed Daily By The World’s Biggest Free School Meal Provider In India

[@msriram9884]

No frozen, no canned, no processed food. All fresh ingredients, made daily. Kids everywhere deserve this in their school lunches.

[@victoremmanuel567]

Wonderful fresh people. Overall one of the best kitchens in the world. People who feed youngsters are divine helpers who contribute to the mental,sociological, emotional and mental development of children. I hope foundation and charities in our country UK and European Union can do something great like this.

[@orrgazmo]

The only difference is the labour cost. India has a lower labour cost and I would imagine if you were wanting to do this is the more developed countries, the labour cost would be significantly higher. Everything is done within the cost brackets, in an ideal world you statement would be correct, but we live in a dystopian world 😂

[@GojosBackHand]

Do you even know the word processed means?🤦🏾‍♂️

[@orrgazmo]

@@GojosBackHand I do, what are you implying?

[@Caterpillar]

@@orrgazmo Nah, it is not the labour cost but the upfront cost of the machine. USA for example would never invest to the good of children without being profitable. Most of the work are done by machines, there are only about 20 workers in each factory. The benefit of feeding 2 million far outweights the labour cost of 20 people.

[@KushChakraborty1]

As an Indian makes me proud to have such an organization serving our kids. Respect!

[@asmraylin5932]

🥰

[@barbarabeharrywatley9478]

Amen ✝️ God bless you all. Thank you for sharing 🙏❤️

[@alpha7827]

@@barbarabeharrywatley9478 namo narayana 🕉️

[@pritamsamanta2698]

Hare Krishna 🙏 tasty ISKCON pasadam

[@battula9]

they get paid for it, not free

[@shashanksaxena8565]

When you think about the scale on which they work....the sheer number of students they feed....the demography they serve.... the area they cover...... the logistics they manage on a daily basis.... It's just mind blowing!

[@kathyreese4052]

Very well done

[@karenneill9109]

It’s amazing, isn’t it?! It’s such a different model than having kitchens in each school. The population is so concentrated, it allows for a totally different approach. Many workers in India have tiffens delivered daily to their shop or office, made out of huge central kitchens like this, and then delivered by bike. He said six trucks deliver to 650 schools. I live in Vancouver BC, as concentrated as it gets in Canada. Try driving one truck to 100 schools in a day. 🤣🤣🤣 No way, no how. Let alone between say 10 am and 1pm. And to say nothing of 75,000 students- that’s over 1000 students per school. Elementary schools here are around 300-400 kids each… impressive.

[@jackharper5642]

@@karenneill9109 more like 60 trucks though, I think there's a mistake there.

[@funveeable]

The workers are paid a few dollars a day. It's easy when you don't have an overbearing government that imposes minimum wage and pointless regulations.

[@karenneill9109]

@@funveeable You’re so far off base. Ironically, the man who runs this made it very clear that he pays a living wage, and isn’t making any profit on it. The reason it works is because of population density, a unified diet (no fussy parents demanding sushi for lunch, everyone eats the same things), and the fact that he isn’t doing it for profit.

[@BigBenKen]

This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. 2 Million childs served food for free A DAY.. that's the videos that deserve to get viral

[@HomeS8fe]

It's just a one organization... Bro india has a mid day meal system... Every primary school (upto 11,12 years of age) gets free meal alo over india... And government pays them.. But no body talks about that in West... They talk about indian slums...

[@BigBenKen]

@pal 21 Exactly. It's sad that things like that aren't normal in other countries..

[@bunnuhemade8998]

Why do I feel that this kids are forced to say good. And both the girls say same analogical scheme thing changes are the dish names and the mother replaced by grand mother. If you would have stayed in autonomous institutes hostel it’s easy to catch the reality. Don’t get carried away, bro with what they show you.

[@glenn.c]

​@@bunnuhemade8998 what are you on about? the fact is that these children are getting hearty, nutritious meals.

[@bunnuhemade8998]

@@glenn.c use google for more info on this matter. One will know what nourishment is provided. And also find a termed named ‘imposed co - operation. Hope you will do it.

[@commentnahipadhaikar2339]

Fun fact Akshaya Patra literally means vessel which never gets reduced or defected. According to legends, Akshaya Patra was such a vessel which never gets empty of food, no matter how much food is taken from it. A limitless supply of food.

[@Rin_Chawngthu]

We have one in our folk story, a buffalo horn that gives out unlimited meat and rice depending on the chant used, called "Seki buh chhuak"

[@rajut7496]

@@Rin_Chawngthu Buffalo will never give you meat...

[@Rin_Chawngthu]

@@rajut7496 i said a buffalo horn, not a buffalo. Read it again

[@MinisterOfAffairs]

@@rajut7496 Beef biryani is made using this. You should try.

[@freesoul3466]

@@Rin_Chawngthu so brainwashed couldn't see goodness in anything. Every thing is open for mockery.

[@slight1699]

Looks healthier than most American school cafeterias. Congrats to this kitchen.

[@doodskie999]

Man american cafeterias as full of presevatives and synthetic ingredients. It cant compare to these meals

[@MYA0017]

It shows that everything is 100x better outside america

[@matteframe]

@@MYA0017 the infant mortality rate in India is 28 deaths per 1000. In the U.S., it's 5. So really, India is on;y 6 times better there.

[@sachinshedge2969]

@@matteframe it was 85 and now 25. Govt. is putting every effort to bring it below 10.

[@MYA0017]

@@sachinshedge2969 awh! That’s amazing :)

[@honeygracearzadon]

Way to go India. This is really inspiring. I wish our country the Philippines 🇵🇭 will also come up with a feeding program for all out young students such as this.

[@wooeidikd9412]

Same 😭😭 I hope sara duterte includes this in her plan

[@defaultworkouts]

except...nothing is free in life. for every meal given out, someone fails to earn an income which contributes to national GDP and builds on that skill to scale into entrepreneurship. kids also learn you get free lunches in life which is a LIE. this entire operation is a pathetic socialist joke. Adam smith's worst nightmare is this video and what's happening in it.

[@wooeidikd9412]

@@defaultworkouts kids who are well fed can put more time into studies which would help the economy in the long run

[@imflippie]

maging masaya ka na sa nutribun mo

[@wooeidikd9412]

@@Daniel-ie8si hindi tayo nasa 1st world. 3rd world lng po tayo

[@Ruthless701]

Never in my life have I been more appreciative of the people that served me food when I was in school. Never knew how they did it, but I assumed something like this

[@crp5591]

When I was going to elementary school in the early to mid 80's in Florida, I genuinely loved and ate everything the cafeteria lunch ladies put on my tray! Was mostly cooked on-site and as fresh as they could muster. They loved seeing me come down the line as they knew I enjoyed and appreciated everything they made! Yes, even the veggies! For parent's spaghetti dinner night (which was once or twice a year at the school), my mom and grandmother would go with me to have a dinner provided by the school. I distinctly remember hearing the lunch ladies tell my mom that of all the kids that they served, I was the only one that loved their food and would eat everything! They were always so sweet to me, and every once in a while, would even give me a little extra desert! I always appreciated them!

[@catfishman9516]

If you grew up in the United States they definitely weren’t working this hard. 😂 our school lunches were garbage

[@gaaraxiong]

​@@catfishman9516facts right here 😂

[@andrewclarke598]

I actually had the privilege of touring this very kitchen in 2010. It was absolutely astounding

[@travelworld2738]

How did you get permission? They don't usually allow people to take a tour.

[@pratikislove2893]

Travel world they do if u seek permission

[@sai-fk8bg]

@@travelworld2738 they do.. Our entire college visited this kitchen... They'll give tour of this kitchen..

[@cloudambient]

All that food and they can't give the kids a freakin fork or spoon? It must be so dirty and unsanitary the way they eat it with their hands, no napkins either, yuck!

[@sai-fk8bg]

@@cloudambient just coz your hands are dirty and unsanitory, not everyone's hands are dirty🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Triple316]

I’ve been a worker in dozens of restaurants in America. Your food is prepared and looks better than 90% of what I’ve seen behind the closed doors in American restaurants. Well done! I’m hungry now.

[@jwoz8517]

yep and theres no microwaves or tons of food waste. Working in a restaurant in a fancy country club was beyond frustrating, soooo damn much food tossed in the trash, rich people are greedy. all kids in school deserve healthy meals!!! Regardless of their family's wealth! Help them grow strong and smart, kids cant learn on an empty stomach

[@chaturyareddy4336]

Hari bol

[@tcltv-ei2eu]

troy one choice only

[@Ganesh__________]

@@chaturyareddy4336 jay shree ram

[@bunnuhemade8998]

Why do I feel that this kids are forced to say good. And both the girls say same analogical scheme thing changes are the dish names and the mother replaced by grand mother. If you would have stayed in autonomous institutes hostel it’s easy to catch the reality.

[@anniefannycharles9951]

This brings tears. They truly care about their country's children. Compassion.

[@manju2793]

Children r future of any country

[@MyriaGee]

One day, I hope Nigeria can have something like this ❤ This made me do emotional

[@peacegracemercy5445]

We will, God willing.

[@xenastars]

Lol

[@jayantamadhav3149]

Maybe you can start this

[@birdeu6372]

@@xenastars why are you making this kind of comment?

[@jamesjon1500]

It made me weep. Nigeria can hardly do this. You can see the compassion and kindness in the heart of the operation 😢

[@lmb19661]

I absolutely love this story. Why is it, my country, the USA, can't have a program like this for our most important asset, our children! The compassion, care and attention to detail combined with the gratitude the kids were showing. It warms my heart that someone in the self-centered world of today stopped & listened to what was needed for the children and then actually did something about it. Kudos to all of you!

[@B0T_Monka]

I’m in high school in California. California recently became the first state to provide free food for every kid across the state meaning we don’t have PIN numbers anymore and we just use our school id

[@karareeves1280]

I'm a mom with 2 kids in elementary school in north Texas. Our state provides free school breakfast, and lunch from elementary to middle school. Once in high-school it's not free anymore. :/ But that's not the real problem. The real problem is that north America's public school lunch program is absolutely awful. We have frozen everything. Barley any nutritional value, crap. And you don't even get a lot! Our schools need a healthy REAL home cooked meal for our students going to public schools! It helps out so many kids here in the United States too that also face food insecurities. When I was growing up I relied on school lunch and breakfast to eat bc me and my mom lived in her car bc she was an alcoholic. Life was hard and unfortunately at that time there wasn't a free lunch program. There were days where my friends in school would sneak me food or share their lunch with me. If that program were to have been available at that time, I wouldn't have had so many sleepless nights bc my stomach would cramp from hunger. United States needs to revise the school lunch programs. Use the taxes to make lunch free for all students and serve nutritious non frozen meals every day!

[@lmb19661]

@@karareeves1280 I know that some school systems do provide free meals to the children however I completely agree, what they are feeding them is rubbish. So they spend the $ to just fill their tummies with no thought to nutrition. Our kids need nutritious meals as they are still growing, including their brains. And then everyone wonders why there is such an uptick in learning disabilities, ADHD and all the other issues that are plaguing the kids of today. I am happy you survived a really tough childhood & thank goodness for your friends! ❤️

[@ayushmadan5204]

Because you don't have children on streets

[@jelloace3097]

bec you sue a lot. little mistake and your at risk of being sued for a million dollars

[@alwayslearning7672]

It's not expensive to cook and provide cheap wholesome food for school kids and the rich economic countries are failing at it. Bravo India!!

[@N...213]

I tried to do cost calculations. It’s fascinating. The money they pay workers. Money for maintenance, logistics e.t.c is a lot.

[@ismayonnaiseaninstrument8700]

@@N...213 It’s definitely worth it.

[@irshviralvideo]

@@N...213 Its not. You missed the fact that they feed 1M kids daily. The economies of scale are insane here. Just a slightly bigger cauldren or a better cutting machine can help increase to 1.2M kids for a one time 50k usd of spend.

[@RENO_K]

@@irshviralvideo yeah i saw a lot of inefficiencies that can be fixed with simple solutions to lower production time and less worker But yk less workers doesn't always mean what's best for the economy or the public so yeah Maybe they already put that into consideration and let few inefficiencies stay to keep thousands of people busy thus lowering unemployment rate A lot of the jobs in the mega kitchen looks like manual labor and require little to no skill so i think these kitchens also have a positive impact on people of productive age with little to no higher education to get a job I hate seeing inefficiencies but I'll let it slide if it means the betterment of the people

[@irenedavo3768]

Never heard of free School Meals in India 🇮🇳

[@senihani6634]

This is not an easy feat. To be able to feed a lot of children with healthy cooked food is also not a thing that one usually wants to do for charity. Food are very costly, especially in large batches such as what he and his staffs are.doing. Bless them for feeding the children.

[@BrotherCreamy]

Well it’s vegetable biryani, so there’s no meat, which makes it a lot cheaper. Also, the fact that is done in large batches makes the per serve cost a lot cheaper.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Voucher Coupon

[@defaultworkouts]

nothing is free in life. for every meal given out, someone fails to earn an income which contributes to national GDP and builds on that skill to scale into entrepreneurship. kids also learn you get free lunches in life which is a LIE. this entire operation is a pathetic socialist joke. Adam smith's worst nightmare is this video and what's happening in it.

[@chrisbond6056]

As a kid that grew up poor and went to school without a lunch many times this is absolutely great half of the cafeterias they have in schools just serve garbage food 7-Eleven pizza and chicken wings

[@coolguyjki]

@Laxman Tiwari Millions of kids in every single country go hungry even while in school. Do American children not deserve wholesome, cooked meals? Is it for some reason illegal for people to talk about their personal experiences and difficulties in life? Your superiority complex is filthy, and the fact that it's targeted towards children is vile. Learn some perspective.

[@defaultworkouts]

yes they actually do, sux to say that but yeah BUT you can't eat heathy for free. nothing is free in life, at least not good healthy food.

[@jackharper5642]

@@defaultworkouts in India you can.

[@defaultworkouts]

@@jackharper5642 you are actually right. I am speaking of western culture/nations. Asia it is diff. culture

[@timeprotector4320]

@@defaultworkouts Get down from your high horse good healthy food isnt free anywhere in the world. Where do you think they get the ingredients from

[@nikethanavattikunta6147]

Children in schools, especially public schools in India, being able to eat a hearty meal makes a prominent impact on their lives and their families since most parents can't afford to feed them each such full and healthy meals! Though this should be something provided by the Government through public funds and it's failing in many areas, Akshaya Patra is for sure making a big help to the country!

[@preachingistheessence3832]

No it shouldn’t be by the government otherwise they will put chicken or beef or other crap into the food.

[@jtd9426]

@@preachingistheessence3832 Unless they are Muslim or taking vegan preachings incredibly serious, chicken/beef is pretty healthy is it not?

[@CupContender]

No meat = weak

[@preachingistheessence3832]

@@jtd9426 no, it’s not healthy, it’s rotting flesh that doesn’t digest so well in the human body. And for those who think “no meat equals weak”, look at Lord Jagganath guards or anyone who actually understands the science of nutrition/Aryuveda and cares about bodybuilding. It’s about what the body can digest, that’s all that matters. Karma is real.

[@preachingistheessence3832]

@@jtd9426 Vaishnava’s don’t take meat, that’s adharmic, not sattvik, that is rajo tamo guna that leads to misery.

[@atulkotian]

What hasn't been mentioned in this video is that this is run by the ISKCON. Indian temples have had this tradition of providing meals after prayer services. The idea came into existence to extend this concept beyond the temple premises to schools. I hope others take notice to this and implement similar programs to feed children. Not only has this program helped fight malnutrition, but also school drop-out rates.

[@dc-pb1wo]

Oh, sad to read ISKON... But awesome work though!

[@deva1169]

The amount of charity ISCKON does is astounding

[@dc-pb1wo]

@@deva1169 True. But it has always been surrounded by so many controversies and abuses by leaders :(

[@meerak90]

@@dc-pb1wo What abuses?

[@Z71990]

@@meerak90 abuses by Leftist people

[@crp5591]

It is astounding! A country with a billion people and far less resources than us here in the US, and yet they can muster delicious, healthy FRESH cooked free meals to feed their school children. If only we could do something like this!

[@justtrynalive]

India is blessed with natural resources tho. Food is 10 times cheaper in india than us. Majority of india is silt soil which is very fertile for crops

[@crp5591]

@@justtrynalive Makes sense. After all the Ganges and Indus rivers are two ancient cradles of civilization.

[@tourmelion9221]

​@justtrynalive still though America has the ability to grow a large portion of food, it's just that much of it is animal feed for pork and other meats, and even if the soil is less fertile, they have the money for fertilizers

[@krox477]

America build technology

[@pirimoretukariri6256]

I love india and its gracious people! Be very proud india!!!

[@chiranjivg2605]

🙏🏻 Thanks and wish you well too brother Namaste

[@MajorPickleSwag]

Bruh this is 100x better than paid american public school lunches

[@danbruh33]

One thing they didn’t mention in this video is that these government schools provide education for free till 8th

[@MajorPickleSwag]

@@danbruh33 bruh and the 8th graders are prob smarter than a lot of our high school graduates

[@AS-ym2bp]

@@MajorPickleSwag There can be potential for growth, but sadly even after free schooling (till 10th grade) and free meals at school, there is a culture and many times a need for parents to make children drop out of schools and go for manual labour wherein they can earn for the family instead of "wasting time at school". For a daily wage earner who has no job security, school is an opportunity cost.

[@karareeves1280]

@@AS-ym2bp unfortunately this happens in America too. I had to drop out to parent my little sister bc my mom's alcoholism had gotten so bad and I was the one having to take care of us. This is a poverty issue if nothing else..

[@akshatgupta4817]

@@MajorPickleSwag no they are not.

[@omerjameel1990]

Believe me, I have studied in the government school in bangaluru the food they offer which is from Akshaya Patra is delicious and amazing in taste and we used wait for the van every day 1 hour prior to the lunch and after we had our own plates which took in hands and waited in que...I can say the food is amazing every day they offer something different and in the weekend that is Saturday they deliver special food like bisibele baath and payasam (sweet) and still love the food❤️🤩👍

[@PrithaBhowmick-cb1cz]

That's bcs that food is satvik , and we hindus are the most beautiful ppl in this earth for humanity. You can't name a single islamic organisation providing free food like iskon or gurudwaras. All the dharmik ppl believe in service. If Islam comes out the shell of muslim ummah and help others like us ,then only you can be proud of your religion.

[@sondosel-hajj1978]

@@PrithaBhowmick-cb1cz why just aim it at the Muslims lmao what Abt all the other religions

[@divaagarpavalakumar6714]

@@PrithaBhowmick-cb1cz This is todays hinduism shameless idiots even turns a positive review into negative and racist comment

[@visheshbansal3247]

@@PrithaBhowmick-cb1cz Don't make everything about my god is better than your god. It sours the good the organisation is trying to accomplish.

[@pratyush4real]

@@PrithaBhowmick-cb1cz just shut up bro. Stop the negativity please

[@alokbalsekar]

This Foundation is run by a Hindu Religious Trust. No proselytization expected in return for the meals. No Pamphlets, No Coercion. No Peer Pressure. No strings attached. Pure Service to humanity.

[@thewhatorwhy]

This is Iskcon, one of the biggest proselytizing organizations in the world.

[@md_purohit]

​@@thewhatorwhy akshay patra started by a iskcon devote but it runs differently its not a part of iskcon

[@venkatraman9699]

​@@thewhatorwhy: No. They donot do Soul Harvesting. Nor do they say that Kafir need to be killed and their wife and women are our property. They do share their beliefs. Nothing more. They donot persuade you to accept their belief nor compel you to do so.

[@venkatraman9699]

@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist8 No...I will not.

[@VSM101]

@@thewhatorwhy They are doing this for free with no protaltising so I don't know what your talking about

[@rehantt7341]

Only India can do such things on large scale, Culture and values what makes India great

[@xsystem1]

those children got large portions of food everyday..it is indeed one of the greatest organization in the world..love 🇮🇳 from 🇵🇭

[@kittenmimi5326]

Not just any food but delicious, fresh, nutritious food. Amazing

[@xsystem1]

@@kittenmimi5326 yes you are absolutely correct..some feeding program only affords to feed children with rice porridge which is not nutritious and only fills the stomach

[@gabrielferrer3205]

this has to be done in the Philippines, seriously

[@j.madelozo8222]

@@gabrielferrer3205 we did several decades ago to combat malnutrition, but not anymore.

[@gabrielferrer3205]

@@j.madelozo8222 those who voted for Sara please demand this too. kids won't learn without proper meals. An 800 Billion peso budget can make some of this possible

[@kompshi]

love this program and i am proud to say that i have been donating for the last 15 years ever month from my salary..............these children are the future of India

[@asitbanerjee6452]

Thank you for your service Sir. Much appreciated 🙏

[@deeeeeere]

I hope one day i make enough to donate at least tiny part of my income every month.

[@testvizag]

Good service sir we are just celebrating every birthday at home we are donating not every month instead 4 months in a year 🙏🙏

[@jackharper5642]

Thank you for your contribution. Thank you so much 😊

[@zimbab5748]

Wow. Super impressive and very kind. Well done India! I hope one day this practice is adopted by all countries.

[@sunnyskye213]

It shall be; Big Daddy feed us good...

[@nimeshbpatel23]

India is spending a lot on large midday meal program but quality was compromised so now government funding to ngo and other institutions and running their government programs on side

[@aftersexhighfives]

This is what it means to be doing gods work. He hasn't mentioned anything religious, but it's clear he's fueled by belief that love multiplies. The more love you put out, the more it multiplies. This man is a wonderful uncle to many nieces and nephews who he clearly loves very much.

[@thefrostbee4182]

i think love in inherent in all humans, no religion needed. though this is what religion SHOULD be about! love for others!

[@shivam_nagar69]

@@thefrostbee4182 well it is funded by hindu organization ISKCON

[@whentheimposterissus8376]

@@shivam_nagar69 and it never differentiate between a hindu kid or a muslim kid or a Christian kid . Every kid deserves food and nutrition. That's ISKON for you. Hare Krishna🙏🚩

[@chinmay4331]

It’s run by ISKCON (Hare Krishna movement) which is a totally religious organisation.

[@cringe1660]

​@@whentheimposterissus8376not only isckon our whole sanatan sanskriti has sharing values Be it langar in sikhism or something like akshay patra by isckon Or just free food in temples and gurdwara And it doesn't stop there I have heard there's a similar tradition in pakistan That just shows the greatness of our indic culture

[@hotforhoya0809]

I don't know why the algorithm recommended this video to me, but oh my goodness it was so heartwarming to see the sincere passion for caring for these kids in the organization and seeing the kids genuinely enjoy the food they are being served, enough for most to relate it to their own grandmother's cooking. That was amazing and such a stark contrast to the attitude most children and parents have towards public school food here in the US. It warms my heart to know this exists ❤️

[@craigcorson3036]

Don't forget, though. Well-fed kids eventually make MORE KIDS. Ordinarily, great idea! But we're talking about India, a place that is famous for famine.

[@theNiraj]

@@craigcorson3036 so do you want kids to be hungry?

[@Norzrah]

@@craigcorson3036 there are other means which world can implement to control population instead of killing kids with hunger, how can such a thought even cross your mind lmao. Sure India's population will be overtaking China in few years but that in itself has a lot of flaws, people having more children because they need a boy / girl.....that mindset is a thing of past now, immigrations..... It'll take time but not feeding the young generation is something not taught to us in India 🗿.

[@beevisg1848]

@@craigcorson3036 better than the US, a place that is famous for school shootings.

[@craigcorson3036]

@@theNiraj I want as few people as possible to be hungry, and I'm very pragmatic about how best to achieve that. If that means THOUSANDS must starve today to prevent MILLIONS from starving tomorrow, then that is what it means. This should be obvious to all thinking people, but compared to FEELING people, thinking ones are very much in the minority.

[@Yogithebeardog]

this is very nice of india's largest organization to donate such heart-melting meals to 1.8 million children daily i'm so happy to see this video it just made my day

[@ediwick805]

It's not really free, the govt pays them for school lunches. Its the govt that provides free food

[@hulalala78]

they receive large amount of donations. these type of videos garner mkre donations towards them. many a times, government pay them to arrange food in schools. So,nothing very nice about it.

[@tesdeng8539]

@@hulalala78 whats wrong in collecting money/donations to feed children , have you ever helped a human/living organism?

[@chaitanyak.n.4768]

@@hulalala78 Its good that they took initiative. Education is what propels India's growth.

[@hulalala78]

@@chaitanyak.n.4768 yes, no one is questioning their work. its a area of work where NGO has stepped in as its not possible for government to step in every nook of social work. but ,their work is well paid and compensated by govt.moreover donations are there.Akshay Patra promotes vegetarian food and students eat veg in predominantly nonveg areas also aa a requirement So,I dont think any 'noble' tag should be associated with them.

[@thesunshinepodcastwithmarq4303]

I wish we could do this here in Michigan, I worked as cafeteria lead in our school system and was ashamed. We need more fresh food our little ones.

[@panmoncada7257]

I’m in Michigan right now and was just thinking that!! Even better to work with local farmers and employ locally, creating jobs for the whole community while feeding it too

[@thesunshinepodcastwithmarq4303]

I totally agree,it would be a win win for the local farmers and our kids. I really hope to see this one day. And hello my fellow michigander💖💖

[@PAPA.PARDESI]

@Laxman Tiwari 🤣🤣in western countries they have processed food or frozen kinda food , its a luxury to get fresh food there for cheap price

[@BbB-vr9uh]

@Laxman Tiwari there was nothing at home to bring some times. Not everyone can afford to bring a meal from home, and they depend on the school lunch to eat at all.

[@jhoughjr1]

@@BbB-vr9uh Often even if it could be afforded some parents cant manage it.

[@emameyer]

why this man has not been nominated for the Nobel Prize is beyond me. he has fed FOR FREE 3 billion meals to kids.

[@divyanshsinha1045]

we do not want Nobel prize and western approval for good work ,especially the award which was given to many us presidents who were involved in various genocides

[@aaannn9094]

Because, he is not politic😂

[@akashgope6332]

Because christian people not like hindu ,sikh ,jain peoples

[@JohnFrost-gt1cs]

Because he is not an American Prez

[@aaannn9094]

@@JohnFrost-gt1cs gold comment👏👏👏

[@saradam1505]

A really important fact about these free meals is how they encourage education. Like maybe your parents are not interested in getting you educated but they might send you to school if you get atleast two meals a day (there are a lot of govt run schemes that give breakfast also)

[@souffle420]

It's actually a very convincing tactic to promote education. In the past education was for the privileged, while in poor family they need every hand they could get to help with their livelihood, so education was considered unimportant (don't have time to think about the future if you're struggling with the present). That was the reason why public education didn't succeed in the beginning. Then they introduced free meal to entice the poor so they would be willing to sent their childrens to school. After all, one less mouth to feed could meant a lot for poor family.

[@ganeshram863]

It was Shri KAMARAJ who was the CM of Tamil Nadu,who introduced mid day meal scheme at schools to encourage children to attend school He was not educated in any school. Later Shri MGR CM of Tamilnadu extended this scheme to all schools IndraGandhi as PM ,supported this scheme and provided extra budget to TN for this scheme . Both did not attend any school. Its now adopted throught all schools in India . Indian philosophy says that one can get 100% satisfaction after consuming a meal and would say...I can't eat more than this

[@JunWongs]

So much respect for the guy who founded this organisation and the people who run it, they are thoughtful and noble beyond words. You can see the heart they put into providing quality meals that are actually nutritious and planned with care

[@manh9105]

It's ISkCON -

[@vinu85]

The idea originally germinated from a much loved legendary South Indian politician after independence named "Kamaraj". He remembered his days when he went hungry and said to provide food to public schools will stop school dropouts and parents didn't have to pay for one day meal. After the massive success in coming decades it spread elsewhere and some good nameless Samaritans went to Supreme Court and demanded it made a federal policy. SC favoured the verdict in 2001. Ever since Indian public schools provide food. The difference here is that private organisation is involved in feeding the children after collecting the money from the Govt. The quality is hard to sustain with just the govt funds hence good people like you donate the extra funds through online means. The name 'Akshaya Patra' is borrowed from the legendary plate in Hindu culture that never goes empty from food. It was partly founded by the parent organization that former US Democrat Tulsi Gabbard is associated and party by the founders of UK Prime Ministers in laws multi billion dollar IT company. Tulsi Gabbard has visited Akshaya Patra.

[@sulusukta3935]

@@vinu85 it is part of iskcon.....

[@vinu85]

@@sulusukta3935 true. The original school meal concept originated from Kamraj.

[@sulusukta3935]

@@vinu85 then the concept of free meals are 1000s of yrs old even the oldest temple in India mundeswari has inscription saying to provide free meals to student... But thing it's not a machine which requires idea Or emphasis on who invented it... It requires money and dedication

[@reed3863]

Wow feeding 2 million children every single day. Mad respect to the man and the company. The amount of good deeds made every single day is just insane.

[@pramilamenon8621]

It's not a company. It is run by ISKCON. Donations for Akshay Patra are always welcome.

[@jampamonlam3583]

Nothing can beat simple hot food, I grew up in Tibetan refuge school (supported by Indian Central Govt) India, simple rice and dhal were served (a dish you will never get sick of it) for lunch. I only wish Indian schools started this program earlier like Tibetan Refugee school did under the guidance of His Holiness Dalai Lama. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@aleenaprasannan2146]

I think technically it did, by India's mid day meal program. But it was government funded through schools themselves and they mostly cook them fresh in the schools themselves with very limited staffs from the limited funding and ingredients sourced from the locality. So the quality of what the kids get was varied across states based on the how much the state and center funded and the availability and cost of ingredients in each location.

[@andreakeeling9217]

India does sooooooo many things with innovation and efficiency. We should emulate this and their school systems and medical engineering and proficiency. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@akashgope6332]

It because in hinduism our gods says to feed hungry people

[@potatoezz7037]

they government doesn't do shit and you definitely don't want to emulate their school systems it's just some saints like this man that stand out, the rest of the country is absolutely shit

[@JustMe54328]

I studied in a govt aided school, we had a midday meal program too, some students opted for it. I only paid rs.5500 or 69USD for a whole year of education and around rs.4000 more for books + uniform. Extremely affordable, we had a playground, yoga, art, music, embroidery, knitting. extra classes such as dance or instrumental music would cost around 500 a year, I’m thankful to the govt that paid the rest of my school expenses. Edit - I’m from Karnataka, the education was sponsored by my state govt

[@abhin_5435]

Your from kerala right

[@JustMe54328]

@@abhin_5435 karnataka

[@jdc8321]

The sheer amount of food prepared, cooked, packed and served everyday is just staggering. I am duly impressed.

[@alnabulsi313]

I used to work in a fancy hotel restaurant and had to manage food and utensil safety, and I was so shocked and happy to see the extensive steps this organization takes to ensure that they are offering the safest and most clean. Really a pleasure to see- even in the US this would be a wonderful program!

[@carolyndee4565]

This is so impressive! Children get to eat a healthy meal each day and it creates employment for a number of people. A win win all round

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hi Carolyn how are you. Greetings from California, great video. Hope you’re safe from the covid. Have a great week and stay safe 😃😘 Scott

[@kimjuanjun7124]

Noooo that’s is bad because socialism is bad and all that money belongs to the mega rich

[@melissaohlrich2418]

They volunteer. No payment.

[@premjithhs5509]

@@melissaohlrich2418 no, they are employed and paid. I work here

[@hchitalwala]

This is Amazing. I come from a very Privileged background few years back I volunteered at a Municipal school in Mumbai. The children received a free meal every Saturday - Usually Dal Rice. The kids used to be so happy to get the hot hot food. The teachers encouraged them to take it home too. Something we take for granted can mean alot for these children. If i had not experienced the kids joy I'd have not connected with this video as much as I have. Thank you to the foundation you bring smiles to many many children everyday. May God provide you with everything you require to continue your service :)

[@whatsinthename8660]

Thank you for sharing your experience

[@nasreensyeda6506]

This video brought tears to my eyes Thank you so much for feeding our children So proud to be an indian

[@Jim54_]

I’m so impressed by India’s progress over the last 15 years, well done guys ❤

[@tanmaysingh267]

This program was started in 1980's

[@Jim54_]

@@tanmaysingh267 and they expanded extensively recently

[@sahanaashvin1573]

Always the backhanded compliments

[@vortexgaming6775]

​@@Jim54_keep your backhanded compliment to yourself plz , honestly it's disgusting 🙏

[@Jim54_]

@@sahanaashvin1573 My country was developing until recent decades. I know from my family’s experience what the cost of national poverty is like. If you think a genuine compliment about another country making progress is backhanded, then you must have a very warped view of reality

[@celtickitty6547]

This is an incredible endeavour that shows how much they all care about the children & their needs. Not many places would be so committed to what they are doing & not take such care to make a nutritious meal that kids genuinely enjoy. Eating a daily meal of healthy food is so critical for a child's future success & these people are making a great contribution to the future of these children.

[@pragyaj4948]

I remember going to Akshaya Patra in Guwahati as part of a school trip many years back. To watch and understand the process by which the food was cooked in such large quantities was extremely fascinating to me. And the use of innovative yet simple machinery for different parts of the process left us all amazed. The best part was when the entire class sat down together for a meal. It was so delicious and I still remember the taste of kheer that was served to us for dessert. One of the tastiest kheer I ever had!

[@missco2820]

This is great and should be done in every country 😊

[@billykulim5202]

not every goverment will provide fund for something like this

[@billykulim5202]

@@AL-tl9mt see the interview with the head organization where he expalaine where the funding from, some of the fund are given by goverment he said

[@l156a21]

@Miss C O well if you dare suggest something like this in the US, crazies will scream at you and accuse you of being a communism. So there's that

[@Ghost4850]

Mad respect to then feeding their people!!! Great examples of excellence

[@sankhdeepmitra5332]

This is service to the nation! Thank you ISKCON and the Akshay Patra Foundation for what you do to give every child an opportunity to build a bright and healthy future for themselves in service to our motherland.

[@lokendrayadav3749]

As an Indian we feel proud Such as organization working in Indian

[@redmatters9318]

Absolutely wonderful. G'day from Australia 🇦🇺. Thanks to all involved they get my VIC AWARD-- victory in the war against poverty. IMHO

[@maducrutz9384]

@Laxman Tiwari it's how we talk so it's how we type

[@waffletube1107]

@Laxman Tiwari brain damage mostly

[@jackharper5642]

@@waffletube1107 😂😂

[@_UCS_SwapnilSahaiSrivastav]

@Laxman Tiwari they live upside-down

[@lefthanded32g50]

in the U.S. they have this, but sometimes the food they feed us has mold, or they forgot to add milk to the bread or just somehow effed up making pasta. A lot of kids don't eat the lunch and instead starve themselves instead until they go home at 4. They would rather be hungry then eat, which sucks because the school is supposed to give us breakfast that isn't any better, i.e. warm yogurt, break made without milk/water etc

[@vinu85]

I know it's not as bad as you say, but It's the same case in India too. But the difference here is allowing private participation and Govt outsourcing it. Govt provides them the funds and they take care of the food. However for the quality that they make here is not enough with funds from the Govt so private donors also contribute. One thing not mentioned here is that the private organisation that's taking care of this is a religious organization (and left Govts hate the idea that it has association with a religious institution and hence they don't allow to serve food in many states like mine. They deny school children from my state from getting this kind of quality) That being said they have association with school ONLY for food and NOTHING else).This scheme was partly founded and ideated by the current UK PM's in laws company founders. Akshaya Patra is the legendary food plate in ancient Hindu story that never goes empty with food.

[@Memphisgeorgejewelry]

This is so beautiful. I visited Karnataka in 2000 and toured a lot of schools throughout the state. It’s wonderful to see every child being fed good, hot food made with love and care.

[@Memphisgeorgejewelry]

@@yoya4766 I was on a group study exchange tour through Rotary International. Thank you for asking.

[@JustMe54328]

😃 I’m from Karnataka, glad you had a happy experience here

[@harishnairg83]

Unlike other so-called charities,it feels nice to see the money I give is really being used for a very noble cause ...👍🏻👍🏻

[@megacheese]

If even 10% of the top 1% wealth was used like this everyone could be saved. You guys are the true superheroes of the modern world.

[@bharanin5824]

Akshay Patra is truly amazing.People are passionate, committed and love. Let us all contribute to the noble act.

[@seemanprabhakaran224]

Hare krishna's not missionaries

[@ohshanana2397]

This is amazing 🥹😭I go to school in America and the amount of times I’ve gotten expired milk or stale food(and it’s expensive) it’s nice to see that students in other countries are actually cared about

[@cato5225]

May God continue to bless this organization and the people who are apart of this organization 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@nancydrew1882]

This is absolutely amazing! So efficient and clean. I wished I had meals like this when I was going to school. It was a rough time. I know all too well the difference a hot meal makes when you’re trying to learn. Kudos to this organization. I hope they continue to grow and reach more people.

[@giftednfavor]

This is amazing and beautiful. The U.S has a lot to learn from India in regards to providing nutritious meals that are hot and healthy to our children.

[@gaillewis5472]

We need to implement programs like this in cities around the United States. The biggest complaint from students is that the food isn't good. After seeing several videos like this from cities around the world, I see how this can easily be done to provide a variety of nutritious, satisfying meals to children at school. This video is a fine example of what can be done for a large amount of students.

[@manh9105]

Organisation is ISKCON and it requires devotion which is sadly missing in Western societies

[@vinu85]

The organisation has started it in UK too.

[@gaillewis5472]

@@manh9105 Unfortunately, you're correct.

[@AshishGautam-sy3vm]

They only serve vegetarian food

[@justsomeone3962]

@@gaillewis5472 a organisation like this in us will probably get labelled as a way to spread socialist and communist propaganda

[@m.haslam8495]

What a fantastic organisation Akashay Patra Foundation is in feeding tens of thousands of children a hot nutritious lunch every day. The children seem to be very happy and grateful. In the UK, if children got a free meal similar to this, they would turn their nose up and complain.

[@xiominanda2956]

Its funded by hindu organization called Iscon.

[@joephilips7265]

I don't think that's true. I remember lunchtimes being hungry and lonely, and I didn't even grow up in an underpriviliged area. I think I'd've been delighted with anything at all, let alone a hot rice dish.

[@joephilips7265]

@gksbiuo as a brit, your words, not mine?

[@jeffhe1701]

that 24 hr wait time sample is great quality control. cooking big batches is hard enough but to also preserve it is another feat

[@esosaomoregbee5916]

Given the number of children they feed everyday is heartwarming that the kids still get a lot of food on their plates 😊

[@sachinandanadasa]

We have been supporting this organization for several years. We donate one to a child in need through this organization for every pack sold - they are a wonderful organization and we are so happy to be a part of the mission. Jiva Organics USA.

[@kompshi]

very nice....a lot of people put comments but you donate to this program ......i am also proud supporter of this program for the last 15 years every month from my salary.........the children of India are the fuure of the country and this program eliminates the malnutrition and hunger.

[@balaji830]

I see lot of negative comments from foreign nationals (may be or Indian nationals without having any Idea?) without understanding the food culture of South India. I have been in the schools where this food is served. They have 18 different menu items. Yes, all of it has some form of rice dish. That is the culture of South India. In North India, they do serve Chapathis and Rotis. The city Bangalore, where this was filmed, is in the state called Karnataka and has the highest number of vegetarians in South India. Many of North Indian states have large number of vegetarians. Hence in order to accommodate everyone, they serve vegetarian food. You can bring your own, if you can afford and eat meat every day. Like many of the western children prefer sandwiches, in India, kids and adults eat rice dishes. Rice is a staple dish in Asia. We used to wait for our lunch. We are NOT very rich to afford extravagant dishes. These contain lentils for protein, rice for carbohydrate, vegetables for nutrients and veggie protein. What is not to like. Each state govt. has stipulated nutrient that should be in the food. That is what he was talking about when he said, 50 grams for lower primary and 75 grams for upper primary. They are working on a budget feeding thousands who otherwise would not get proper meal.

[@eternal8364]

I’m from Australia here but I don’t understand why people would be so negative The balance of fresh foods plus a good staple carb like rice for energy (as we know kids certainly need a lot of energy 😅) seems like a fantastic meal during school Well done to all the people involved, it’s awe inspiring to be honest

[@ly9fq]

Why are you so nagative brother. I find every comment by foreigner appropriate this good efforts from iskon.

[@adithiarjun6764]

Its mostly from indians

[@ZubairKhan-vs8fe]

So much respect for these people. Such a Godly act. Jai Hind

[@Woozlewuzzleable]

Meanwhile we're eating chicken nuggets and frozen pizza.

[@Dynamatrix1973]

I'd eat Uncle Ben's everyday if the government paid for it.

[@foodlover240]

We eat daily Rice , Pulse , Mixed vegetables curry (sabji in hindi) in lunch Roti , vegetables bhujiya during dinner. I will invite you if u want to come in India.

[@Woozlewuzzleable]

@@foodlover240 Sounds good, I'm also a food lover.

[@Balo657]

With chocolate milk 😂

[@therealkitdiengdohofficial521]

That's the difference between your food and ours. We have flavour and love in our plate, something you're lacking. 😂

[@oldasyouromens]

I learned about Akshaya Patra in my TIME magazine for children at the age of 10. It's a lovely program, and SO much healthier than the lunches we get in the US. That moong dal payasam alone is absolutely packed with nutrients.

[@sunilgouri]

This is simply amazing. Kudos to the volunteers and ISCON!!

[@Heshsim]

Hare krishna This is a brilliant idea to help poor people❤️🙏

[@Lytyrs2go]

7:56: …meal we give to the children is hot, nutritious, safe, tasty… Very true! The children are fed meals that have very high standards. I am wondering if some don’t like the food at home anymore after having this. Looks like the children bring their own plates from the home. Everything about this is exceptionally impressive - the vegetable serving consideration for children, hygiene, the setup, and delivery logistics. Cherry on the top is no plastic waste. The world needs to take note.

[@vinu85]

The plates are offered from school. It's lower income groups that send children to public schools in India and atleast till few decades back parents who couldn't afford children a meal would send them to school just for a days meal. This was Godsend back then when it started. Most of these children would have the only meal in the day from school. 😢 Things have changed now in 2020s. Majority can afford meals two times a day now even after having this from school. But still many can't. There were also instances that other religious motivated people have tried to sully the organisation over the years by mixing adulteration intentionally at the point of delivery by people within schools and make children sick. An independent audit proved that no other school where the same food was offered had any issues except one. So it was proved that it was done by mischievous people out to harm the initiative.

[@vinu85]

The reason it's vegetable is because the organisation that provides the food is a Hindu religious organization. As per certain customs in Hinduism/Jainism onions and garlic is not good for health. Hence both these items are avoided in the meals they serve for children. There used to be a controversy by leftists that they weren't offering meat/eggs which they said they won't due to religious nature of not harming animals for food. However milk is an important part of our culture in India hence milk products are being offered by them as food. Since milk is from cows that's the reason why Cows are considered as holy as a mother. Cows are considered holy not Godly as west portrays in MSM. Killing cows is seen equivalent as killing a mother in Indian culture. So even a barren cow (that stops giving milk) are taken care till it's natural death.

[@Lytyrs2go]

@@vinu85 If you see from 6:54 onward, each child has a different plate. Although I didn’t go to a public school, I had a similar meal program for one academic year and all of us were asked to bring our own plates, glasses, and spoons. There is nothing wrong with eating vegetables.

[@ashvinikumar716]

​@@Lytyrs2go I have visited some schools in Karnataka recently, plates were provided in majority schools by many corporates, akshaya patra and in some instances anonymous individuals. .

[@gthelean9986]

The cleanliness, efficiency, and the purpose are remarkable 👏👏👏 ❤️ from the 🇵🇭

[@iordirequena]

Just: THANK YOU, from all over the world.

[@ADRIAN-zh4ti]

That's how I imagine the future will be: One big factory in every city: 3 meals a day, no restaurants in every corner throwing food, very controlled production. There will be food for every single soul in the world.

[@FishOutOfWaterToronto]

If Big Batches is a new series... I am hooked!

[@Neffers_UK]

Go look at the channels vids, there's loads of them! All very well done. Enjoy :)

[@munibowais]

OMG this is amazing. Respect from your Pakistani neighbors 🇵🇰

[@kevwatson7965]

Wow, and the government here in the UK can't even feed our own kids, I'm impressed..

[@brad5426]

Most kids don't need free lunch, simple as when they can make it at home. That's exactly why we don't implement it.

[@FindingGreenOS]

@@brad5426 Kids are required to go to school, that should include a free, healthy, hot lunch.

[@pratikislove2893]

Brad they dont need in india too. Still govt provides for all be rich kid, middle class kid, or poor kid who cant affrd. Rich and middle class kid are told nt to get tiffin to school as they get all package biscuits, or royal food.. while poor watch them and feel ashamed taking govt food. So govt sed to all dont get tiffin and govt sponsors their lunch. All kids rich middle class poor sit and eat same lunch promoting equality here

[@brad5426]

@@FindingGreenOS you're also required to bring your own pens to school, you can make a sandwich too. Stop shelving the responsibility of your own child

[@brad5426]

@@pratikislove2893 Equality is equal access to education which I am for. We are two different countries, India may need conformity but the UK does not. The UK needs free lunches to the children who can't afford the time or money for lunch, this is not the circumstance for all kids. Caring for a child is an important milestone for most all abled parents and the liability shouldn't be shelved by the state taking care of your kids.

[@aviask7972]

This is so beautiful. I am of Indian decent and live in the Pacific but things like this make me extremely proud of my culture and heritage. Thank you for sharing such an inspiring story.

[@ColonelPeppers]

Every country needs this, because the children deserve to eat healthy.

[@ChooaBunny]

This is amazing, the food looks so nutritious and delicious. They must be so proud of the amazing work they're doing

[@pawpatrolnews]

They left the cores in the tomatos...

[@oliverp3545]

@Paw Patrol News a free meal is a free meal, mind you that part of the tomato has no effect on you it's just a matter of preference, which again it's a free meal.

[@bmolitor615]

yer kidding...

[@defaultworkouts]

rice is not nutritious, this is white rice btw, not whole grain brown.

[@DR-sv8ke]

​@@defaultworkouts I'm sure hungry kids don't give 2 shits. Maybe you should use your time and life bringing healthier food to these kids? Don't find negativity in the things people do for others, especially when you don't do a fraction of a fraction that these people do to help others.

[@jinniret132]

Proud to an Indian, banglorean, and a patron to it🙏🙏🙏

[@2TMarie]

Foundations are doing exactly what they are meant for! BRAVO!

[@Indrakusuma_a]

Love how they structured the processing from top to bottom and let the gravity do all the hardwork transporting the food. Faster, more efficient, and cleaner.

[@deepikar5862]

I've grown eating this food ! It's so delicious, clean and nutritious i consider myself lucky for that 😊

[@doodskie999]

Bless these children and people. They eat what is given to them and are very thankful. My nephew wont even eat rice or vegetables as he thinks its gross. May these children bring hope to the future and the world.

[@AS-jo8qh]

Puree the veggies and add them to pancake batter or other foods, make fritters of veggies. My cousin suffers from vitamin deficiency because he refuses to eat veggies. The only veggie he eats is potato

[@kittenmimi5326]

Why is that? Maybe just change the way you cook it. Veggies can be in the form of anything you like, and some veggies don't have a strong flavor by itself, so it can be seasoned to taste like anything.. I love rice and veggies, but if you just give me plain rice and boiled veggies I would hate it too

[@MahiMahi-yu5jo]

Most of these children come from families with food insecurity. They are grateful for any food they get because they can't afford to be picky. Akshayapatra was founded to help these children get balanced nutritious meals and prevent so they won't be tempted to eat cheap meals with zero nutrition. Perhaps your nephew needs to be exposed to variety and also told about children who don't get to afford the food he gets. Gentle exposure helped my daughter become less of a picky eater

[@ujwalmokashi6702]

It will have lot of spices and seasoning to taste better.

[@pratikislove2893]

Mahi mahi nope. The food akshay pathra makes is very tasty. And their menu changes daily. So kids arent bored with menu and have tasty meals. Also indian spices add good flavour to rice and veggies.

[@alistonsimon297]

As an Indian, I have never felt more happy and proud. Even most so called "developed" western countries can never think about this at all.

[@sam.....1]

& it's shame that you don't know much about our developing India ! It's uniquely unique 🙏🙃

[@tias.6675]

No need for the jab, especially since those "developed" countries are overrun with Indian people.

[@abilesiali]

The best thing I have seen on the internet in months!! God continue to bless this foundation. 💕

[@liminup4131]

So hygienic..iam proud of this as indian

[@Nilambary]

How heartwarming it is to see such kindness, compassion and selfless service! Thank you Akshaya Patra foundation, which was founded by ISKCON and its sincere members! This video made my day ❤

[@95shivanand]

This foundation also provides food for other subsidised food schemes by government too. In my state they supply lunch for poor at ₹5 although it costs them ₹20. The difference is paid by govt and donations. The food is definitely good because some well off people don’t mind lining up for their food instead of going to the restaurants😄. There isn’t a lot of variety on the menu but the food is warm, healthy and delicious. All their meals are completely vegetarian, but I think it’s okay for people here.

[@nileshpandey7654]

The thing is whether the food is vegetarian or not, it should be well nourished which it is, that's whats matter

[@iamadityashekhar]

AkshayPatra is operated by ISKCON which is a Vaishnava Hindu Org. So the food will be vegetarian only moreover the benefit of providing vegetarian meals is that everyone can have it

[@bymenz1388]

thats why i love Hinduism...greetings from Phil.

[@kevinvo6702]

It’s amazing what India is doing. Great job!!!

[@mirandalugay4016]

Praise God for people like you. May your crops yield bountiful every year.

[@rahulaggarwal7296]

This was so inspiring, I also got emotional towards the end. This is what you call the power of service. The meals are all fresh and made with such dedication by all the workers.

[@HerbFaery333]

What a beautiful difference you are making for these children! Love that they use fresh ingredients and super nutritious as well. I wish for everyone to have access to healthy nutritious food all over the globe. Its a must and we all deserve it! Hats off to you all God bless

[@balajiedlyngdoh8366]

After seeing these happy kids, I'm never gonna complain about paying my tax ever again.

[@seemanprabhakaran224]

Hare krishna's pays for it not government..congress had stopped funding

[@Himelization]

@@seemanprabhakaran224 He just said they get supported by the government.

[@JustMe54328]

Karnataka govt funds the midday meal programs partly and the organisations such as ISKCON fund it partly. I’m not sure about other states or the centre’s involvement

[@Himelization]

@@JustMe54328 Mid day meals are a national policy. They're government funded all over the country. Of course the quality differs and if other organizations help fund it the government is not going to say no.

[@JustMe54328]

@@Himelization yes, nothing wrong with partnering for a good cause

[@Xtremweb]

Beautiful. Bless you and all the beautiful people who are running and supporting this food programme. Just beautiful. It should be an example for other countries. Bless you all

[@wolfmessing3088]

This is our India and we are proud of our country... ✋✋✋🙏🙏🙏

[@sunlight2078]

Proud of the Hindu organization Akshya Patra 🕉️👍 Great job India 🇮🇳👍

[@shivam_nagar69]

actually ISKCON is the hindu organization which supports this, akshya patra is just a part of it