With an aim to further research and promote diversified, balanced and healthy diets through the sustainable production and consumption of climate-resilient and nutritious millet in various feeding programmes and integration of millets in PM POSHAN scheme (formerly known as the Mid-Day Meal Scheme) in various states, the Akshaya Patra Foundation joined hands with the Nutrihub incubator of IIMR.

The collaboration is an initiative towards the run-up for 2023 as the International Year of Millets led by the Government of India.

On the distribution side, Akshaya Patra reaches nearly 1.8 million children every day through its 65 kitchens across 14 states and two Union Territories.