MID-DAY MEAL
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Midday Meal is a strategic program to liberate the underprivileged children from scourge of hunger and malnutrition. This program is a joint project of the Union Government and State Government and is being implemented by ISKCON Food Relief Foundation in selected schools in Mumbai.
ISKCON Food Relief Foundation is a non-profit, non-religious, non-sectarian charitable trust and has been organizing the Midday Meal Program in other cities besides Mumbai. This project is being executed in Government aided and Municipal Primary schools for the benefit of underprivileged children. It is done without any commercial motive and the benefits are available to students at large without any discrimination on grounds of religion, caste, creed or sex.
Since the launch, we have set up four state-of-the-art kitchens in Maharashtra. As of now, we cater to approximately 1, 50,000 students from 700 schools in and around Mumbai, Mumbai Suburbs, Palghar and Nigdi. Most of these students come from slums and tribal areas. The purpose of implementing this scheme is to facilitate the Government to increase the enrollment in these schools, by reducing the drop out rates and improving the attendance. Also as these are the formative years for the future adult, nutrition is of prime importance.
Corporate bodies such as Accenture, Nicholas Piramal, Reliance Industries, Sterlite, Apar Industries, Mafatlal Industries, Yash Birla Group, Glaxo Smithe Kline, DSP Merill Lynch, JSW Steels Ltd, Godrej Industries etc. have supported the program with their benevolence. Individuals such as Mr. Alfred Ford of the Ford Motor Company, Late Shri Sunil Dutt, and Smt. Indu Jain have given their unstinted support to bring the program to the present level and to spread awareness about this program.
The professionally managed Midday Meal Program has trained cooks, who use the most advanced technology in cooking under hygienic conditions using fresh and pure ingredients. The meals are packed and sealed in specially designed stainless steel containers and are transported in vehicles most suited for the logistics. Cooked in the most cost-effective manner, the nutritious, sumptuous and sanctified meal consists of khichadi, a mix of rice, dal and vegetables, cooked in pure ghee with spices and tomatoes.
For more details contact:
Phone: 022 - 26206860 Ext: 199 / 196
E-mail: juhu@middaymeal.com
Web: www.middaymeal.com