MAY 2021

YATRI SEWA INITIATIVE Serving migrant workers in Mumbai

Akshaya Patra, along with volunteers from partner NGOs - YOLO and Don Bosco Alumni, continues its Yatri Sewa Relief programme in Mumbai at CSMT (Chatrapati

Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) and LTT Station (Lokmanya Tilak Terminus).

Operations started on April 12, 2021. Through Phase 1, Akshaya Patra distributed 70,000 bottles of water and

20,000 packets of biscuits.

With the launch of Phase 2, Crompton CSR Foundation joined the effort to serve migrant workers by generously sponsoring 50,000 dry food kits. Over the past few days more than 8,000 kits have been distributed to travelers.

Coca Cola India has enhanced each kit with a contribution of 15,000 liquid ORS tetra packs.

A 100-strong group of Akshaya Patra's employees and partner NGO volunteers have been driving the

distribution campaign.

YATRI SEWA FOOD KIT

Bottle of water

Biscuits

Chikki (peanut brittle)

Namkeen (savoury snack)

Chaas tetra pack (yogurt-based drink) Liquid ORS tetra pack

Disposable Mask

Cloth Bag

Even the middle class has shrunk by a third, says Pew Center’s estimate. Overall, cutting across population and geographical segments, millions of Indians have either become poorer, or poor, or on the brink of becoming poor.

Source: Down To Earth

A LOSS OF LIVELIHOOD AND HUNGER The ongoing plight of Migrant Workers

At the age of 23, Bhanu Singh left his village in Uttar Pradesh. That was 2018. On April 25, 2021, Bhanu is a 26-year-old distraught man, who looks older than his age and often breaks into tears while talking about his experience in the last two years.

When asked how does manages, he says, "I am not able to sleep because of hunger. I can manage skipping one or two meals, but I have to provide food to my mother. If I go back home, I won’t return again."

The source: Down To Earth

The Pew Research Center, using World Bank data, has estimated that the number of poor in India (with income of $2 per day or less in purchasing power parity) has more than doubled from 60 million to 134 million in just a year due to the pandemic-induced recession. This means, India can once again be called a 'country of mass poverty' after 45 years.

The pandemic struck India when it recorded its lowest economic growth in over a decade. Cut to 2021: Rural Indians - mostly an informal workforce and poor by any accepted definition - have lived with irregular jobs for over a year. People are cutting back on food items and many have difficulty buying the basics like lentils as food inflation has spiked.

AFTER 45 YEARS, THE WORLD’S FASTEST POVERTY-REDUCING COUNTRY ADDS THE MAXIMUM POOR IN A YEAR

FOOD RELIEF EFFORTS AT A GLANCE Total Number of Meals Served*

Akshaya Patra Associate Foundations Total Servings

Cooked Meals 37,879,352 22,916,558 60,798,910

Grocery Kits 978,041 41,835 1,019,876

Happiness Kits 1,063,977 - 1,063,977

Total Servings 99,343,376 24,673,628

*As on 30 April 2021 1 Food Relief Kit = 42/28 Meals

1 Happiness Kit = 20 Meals

124,017,004

*As on 20 January 2021

*As on 30 April 2021. Count in millions Includes meals served by Akshaya Patra and

Associate Foundations

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10,000,000

20,000,000

30,000,000

40,000,000

50,000,000

60,000,000

70,000,000

Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21

Cumulative Meals Served since March 2020

Cooked Meals Grocery Kits Happiness Kits

Happiness Kits Are Being Distributed in 39 Locations

Every Happiness Kit contains dry rations, educational supplies and an activity book (regional language), as well as hygiene products and a sanitary pack.

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Meals Served by our Associated Foundations in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat.

Happiness Kits

Happiness Kit Distribution

Bangalore Hyderabad Hubli Vrindavan Ballari Lucknow Vadodara Jaipur Bikaner Puri & Rourkela Bhuj & Bhavnagar Guwahati Thane Bhubaneshwar Pune Vizag Ahmedabad Nawabpet Mangalore Nathdwara Udaipur Nagpur Surat Delhi NCR Silvassa Chennai Jhalawar Warangal Gorakhpur Baran Haridwar Nayaghar Jodhpur

190,086 117,771

80,868 77,414 50,761 48,293 35,153 32,983 31,174 31,128 30,656 28,321 27,342 27,260 26,285 25,062 22,623 20,000 17,672 17,560 15,625 13,738 13,709 10,686 10,377

8,429 7,714 7,500 6,728 5,075 5,050 5,000 4,400

Ajmer Mysore Nellore Bhilai Vijayawada Cuttack Total Kits* Equivalent no. of meals

3,114 3,100 3,100 1,465

417 338

1,063,977 21,279,540

COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS Dry Grocery Kits Are Being Delivered in 32 Locations Every kit equals 42/28 meals depending on the location served, and includes an array of non perishable foods like rice, dal (lentils), wheat or millet flour, fortified salt, sugar, and spices. Ingredients vary in every State to meet local tastes. Cooked Meals Are Served in 28 Locations Fresh meals served comprise of dal and rice, or khichadi/roti and subji.

Relief Efforts have also extended to Flood Relief in Bihar and Assam, and distribution of grocery kits to pregnant and lactating mothers, and young children in Anganwadi Centres

Through Food Relief Efforts, Akshaya Patra and our Associated Foundations have served

124,017,004 meals since the first day of the nationwide lockdown. This includes

Happiness Kit distribution.

COVID-19 FOOD RELIEF EFFORTS

LOCATIONS SERVED SINCE 25 MARCH 2020

Meals Served by our Associated Foundations in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat.

Cooked Meals 22,916,558

Dry Rations 41,835

Total Servings 24,673,628

COOKED MEALS

List of Cities

Hyderabad & Other Districts

Jaipur & Other Districts

Delhi NCR

Bangalore

Surat

Ahmedabad & Other Districts

Kandi

Vadodara

Bhilai

Ajmer

Mathura & Vrindavan

Lucknow

Vizag & Other Districts

Ballari

Bhuj

Silvassa

Thane

Pune

Bhilwara & Jhalawar

Nathdwara & Chittorgarh

Chennai

Vijayawada

Hubli

Mysore

Mangalore

Nagpur

Bhavnagar

Puri

Total Meals Served

Meals Served

22,486,977

7,393,392

5,603,758

4,068,725

3,718,100

3,491,245

2,273,634

2,133,820

1,529,645

1,126,185

1,102,407

899,750

801,029

690,026

476,465

462,050

404,835

389,750

341,660

335,899

302,124

290,120

151,784

137,881

80,830

57,100

46,719

3,000

60,798,910

GROCERY KITS List of Cities Bangalore Delhi NCR Kandi Jaipur & Other Districts Lucknow & Other Districts Mumbai Hyderabad Vizag Puri & Rourkela Vrindavan & Agra Pune Ahmedabad Mangalore Dehradun & Other Districts Bhopal & Indore Guwahati Vadodara Vijayawada Hubli Nashik & Aurangabad Ranchi Bhilai Silvassa Chennai North Tripura Surat Nagpur Nadia Ludhiana Baddi Mysore Bhuj & Bhavnagar

Total Kits* Equivalent no. of meals

Kits Distributed 356,717 121,360 109,130

64,017 60,623 44,713 36,550 26,951 26,003 21,025 17,500 16,731 16,213 15,240 15,000 14,225 13,141

8,200 6,200 5,000 4,980 3,610 3,064 2,850 2,449 2,133 2,100 1,000 1,000 1,000

766 385

1,019,876 41,938,554

In the News

NetApp Supports Akshaya Patra’s Covid-19 Food Relief Effort

NetApp, a global cloud-led, data-centric software company, has partnered with The Akshaya Patra Foundation for distribution of 10,000 Happiness Kits to underprivileged government school children and their families in Bangalore. NetApp also contributed generously toward the distribution of 14,738 food kits to passengers travelling on Shramik trains from Bangalore to Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand.

Speaking about the feeding initiative, Ravi Chhabria, MD, NetApp India, said, “Akshaya Patra is doing stellar work in the area of child hunger and malnutrition. It is well known that mid-day meals have resulted in better school attendance and lower dropout rates. Education and hunger relief are both big areas of giving for NetApp because they are the first step towards enabling an inclusive community. During the last seven years, we have had multiple associations with The Akshaya Patra Foundation, whether it be a charity cooking competition, or donating food delivery vehicles, cooking appliances or – most importantly for us – volunteering our time. We really look forward to associating with them in future as well, continuing on the journey to better education and health for young children.”

Read the full article here.

COVID Relief in Pictures

Yatri Sewa Initiative at CST Mumbai

Serving Cooked Meals at Yeshwanthpur Station, Bangalore

Pre-Packaged Meals being distributed in Delhi

Cooked Meals distributed in

Pre-Packaged Meals being distributed at Government Medical College, Nagpur

Bottles of water and biscuits distributed at train stations in Mumbai

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