The world’s largest NGO school meal program, providing hot, nutritious mid-day meals to over 2.2 million children in 24,000+ schools across India every day. The world’s largest NGO school meal program, providing hot, nutritious mid-day meals to over 2.2 million children in 24,000+ schools across India every day. The Akshaya Patra Foundation's mission is to address the issue of hunger and malnutrition in India by implementing the Mid-Day Meal Scheme. The foundation strives to provide nutritious and balanced meals to school children to support their health and well-being. By doing so, the Akshaya Patra Foundation aims to enhance school attendance, prevent classroom hunger, and promote the education and development of children. The organization currently provides hot meals to 2 million school children every day across India and its mission is to provide meals to 3 million children everyday by 2025.