Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh tomorrow and unveil the plaque to mark the serving of 3rd billionth meal by Akshaya Patra Foundation at Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir. He will then serve the 3rd billionth meal to underprivileged children from schools.

Mr. Modi will also address a gathering on the occasion. According to an official release, during the visit, the Prime Minister will pay floral tribute at the Vigraha of Srila Prabhupada, the Acharya of ISCKON.

The Akshaya Patra foundation serves as an implementing partner of Mid-Day Meal Scheme.  In its 19-year journey, the foundation has served mid-day meals to 1.76 million children in twelve states covering 14,702 schools.

In 2016, it commemorated the serving of two billion cumulative meals in the presence of the then President, Pranab Mukherjee.

The foundation works closely with the  Human Resource Development Ministry and state governments to serve quality, hygienic, and nutritious food to millions of children.

In October last year, during the launch of Self4Society App, Mr. Modi had mentioned about the Akshaya Patra Foundation. He had described it as a social start-up, which has turned into a movement that provides food to school children.