PM Modi serves Akshaya Patra's 3 billionth meal to underprivileged kids in Vrindavan

The Prime Minister served food to underprivileged schoolchildren and also unveiled a ceremonial plaque to mark the serving of "3rd billionth meal" by Akshaya Patra Foundation at Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir campus.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Source: PTI)

Vrindavan: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Vrindavan on Monday as part of his day long visit to Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The Prime Minister served food to underprivileged schoolchildren and unveiled a ceremonial plaque to mark the serving of "3rd billionth meal" by Akshaya Patra Foundation at Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir campus. Addressing the Akshaya Patra foundation, PM Modi said that one of BJP government's top priority is ensuring  good quality nutritious food is given to children. He added that just like a strong foundation is necessary for a building, a healthy and nutritious childhood is necessary for a strong new India Highlighting his government's  work in the health sector during the last four years, the PM added that we are on a Mission Vaccination Mode. As many as 3 crore 40 lakh children and 90 million pregnant women in the country have been vaccinated. This is the speed at which we work, says PM.

Had the honour of serving food to children in Vrindavan today. pic.twitter.com/Fs7esScQZA

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 11, 2019

He said the this time the Kumbh Mela, the world's largest religious confluence has spread the message of sanitation and hygiene. Usually the Naga Aghoris in Kumbha is discussed. This is for the first time that The New York Times has reported about the hygiene at Kumbh, says PM. "The prime minister will serve food to about 20 schoolchildren from an underprivileged background in the campus, marking the three billionth meal offered by Akshaya Patra," Naveena Neerada Dasa, head of strategic communications in ISKCON, said. Funded by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Akshaya Patra is a Bengaluru-based not-for-profit organisation that works with the government on mid-day meal schemes. It has a state-of-the-art kitchen in Vrindavan and PM Modi will serve food to children near the facility.