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May
The Akshaya Patra Foundation has collaborated with a leading investor in the Indian power sector Apraava Energy to set up a centralised mid-day meal kitchen that will serve nutritious meals to 25,000 children daily in 450 government schools in Jorhat, Assam. The project is funded by an anchor donation of Rs 6.11 crore from Credit Suisse and aims to ensure the provision of healthy balanced meals to children, reduce school dropouts and enhance enrolment in schools. The kitchen is in an advanced stage of construction and is expected to be operational by July 2022. Apraava Energy will provide a fund…