MUMBAI: President of India, Shri. Ram Nath Kovind, and the First Lady, Smt. Savita Kovind visited The Akshaya Patra Foundation kitchen in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh.
They were accompanied by Anandiben Patel, Governor of Uttar Pradesh, and Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
At the Foundation’s centralised kitchen, the President and other dignitaries were given a guided tour of the facility.
Madhu Pandit Dasa, Chairman – Akshaya Patra familiarized them with the kitchen equipment and processes involved. After the kitchen tour, he served mid-day meals to the children from Government schools and happily interacted with them.
Chanchalapathi Dasa said that the Vrindavan kitchen was the second centralised kitchen to be set up by Akshaya Patra and thanked the President for interacting with the children and encouraging them.