Awards & Recognition

Our feeding efforts have been recognised through various national and international awards and accolades. Some of them are:

  1. Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2016 for our contribution towards the socio-economic development of India by providing midday meals to millions of children across the country
  2. National Award for Child Welfare 2017 recognising Akshaya Patra’s efforts in the field of child welfare
  3. Padma Shri to Madhu Pandit Dasa, Chairman of The Akshaya Patra Foundation, in recognition of the distinguished service rendered by Akshaya Patra for the children of India
  4. Nikkei Asia Prize in the Economic and Business Innovation category for supporting education by nourishing children, thus playing a pivotal role in the socio-economic development of the region
  5. Outlook Poshan Special Jury Award 2019 in recognition of its valuable contribution in the Urban Nutrition (Institution) category BBC’s Global Food Champion Award 2019 for its contribution through the school feeding programme
  6. Social Change Leadership Award in the education category at the Leap Vault Change Leadership Awards
  7. ICAI Awards for Excellence in Financial Reporting – Best in Not-for-Profit Organisations category (on seven occasions)
  8. Inducted into the ICAI Hall of Fame for winning the Gold for five years in a row from FY2008-09 to FY2012-13
  9. South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA), an apex body of SAARC, Best Presented Annual Report Awards
  10. Mahatma Award for Social Good 2019 for its impact on society through the Mid-Day Meal Programme
  11. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Award for Food Safety
  12. Kalam Innovation in Governance Award
  13. Asian MAKE (Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise) award by CII (Confederation of Indian Industry)
  14. National Child Health Award 2009 for exemplary work in promoting nutrition Mahatma Award 2020 for COVID-19 Humanitarian Efforts
  15. NGO Leadership Award at the India CSR Leadership Summit & India CSR Awards 2021
  16. Community Leadership Award at the 24th SIES Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi National Eminence Award
  17. India Today-RPG Happiness Award in the “NGO that brought the Most Happiness” category
  18. The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) COVID Crusaders Award 2020 for its philanthropic work done during the testing times of the pandemic
  19. The CSR Times Award in the COVID category at the 8th National CSR E-summit
  20. Silver Award towards COVID FOOD RELIEF PROJECT at the 7th CSR Health Impact Awards 2023
  21. Citation presented by the Mayor of New York City during the 4 billion meals commemoration event at the UN Headquarters. Click here to view.