According to UNESCO Out-of-School children report (published in 2015), 17.7 million children in India are estimated to be out of school
– School dropout in Uttar Pradesh leads with 1.6 million out of school children, followed by Bihar and Rajasthan
Akshaya Patra also depends on corporate funds, philanthropic donors, volunteers and well-wishers for managing this large operation. The details of the operation include technological innovations, quality standards, delivery vehicles and interacting with various stakeholders.
The organisation is highly transparent and makes available not only the financial information but also intellectual property to the public. Akshaya Patra believes that there is a dire need for the school lunch programme to be replicated so that it realises the vision that “No child in India shall be deprived of education because of hunger.”