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.
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.