Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam, Shri. Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated The Akshaya Patra Foundation’s centralised kitchen in Jorhat, Assam in the presence of Dr. Ranoj Pegu, Hon’ble Education Minister of Assam and Shri Hitendra Nath Goswami, Hon’ble MLA, Jorhat. There were many special guests presented. The kitchen, spread over an area of 3 acres, is built in partnership with Credit Suisse, the platinum donors of the project, as well as Apraava Energy Private Limited and ATE Chandra Foundation. Sarojini Trilok Nath Trust and Numaligarh Refinery Limited have also supported the endeavour.
It is the 65th kitchen in the country and second in Assam. It will enable the Foundation to impact the lives of over 30,000 children through the Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman. It will initially serve over 12,000 children in the first phase across 164 schools and eventually scale up to more schools. The inauguration event was followed by a tour of the kitchen facility and a symbolic serving of meals to the children. This new kitchen will follow world-class manufacturing practices and the highest standards of hygiene, food safety and quality. It will be serving rice, varieties of dal, vegetable preparations, such as aaloomatar tomato sabji, kabuli chana sabji, veg pulao, khichdi and kheer in a cyclic manner in Jorhat. It will also provide employment opportunities to the locals.
Mr. Mickey Doshi, Managing Director and Country CEO, Credit SuisseIndia, said, “We congratulate The Akshaya Patra Foundation on the inauguration of the kitchen in support of their global fight against eliminating classroom hunger and child malnutrition by feeding hot and nutritious meals to school children in Jorhat.”
