MUFG, Akshaya Patra Foundation to set up kitchen for mid-day

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad
Last Updated : Aug 11 2016 | 3:42 PM IST
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's (MUFG) banking entity The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd (BTMU) and the Akshaya Patra Foundation today laid the foundation stone to build a full-fledged kitchen in Narsingi in Ranga Reddy district.
The kitchen would cater mid-day meals to over 35,000 children in government schools in Telangana from the next academic year.
Chairman of the foundation Madhu Pandit Dasa said, "Our joint initiative will benefit the state by providing meals to kids and employment to locals, specially women. We hope to continue to serve the nation and end classroom hunger by 2020."
MUFG has pledged Rs 105.1 million to fund the construction of the centralised kitchen, according to a joint statement.
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First Published: Aug 11 2016 | 3:42 PM IST