Functioning

• Akshaya Patra has an in-house capacity of producing 19,000 meals per day.
• Around 75,000 meals are produced every day in Bangalore alone.

Rice Section

• The first section we entered was the rice section with 8 cauldrons stationed on either side of the wall.
• Each cauldron could cook 120 kg of rice.
• This process required 10 min and 250 liters of water.

Sambar Section

• The rice section had a direct connection to the sambar-making station.
• With the ability to process 1200 liters of sambar every 1hr 45min.
• One of the special features here was that there the entire process takes place without any human touch.

Cutting Area

• This is the area where all the vegetables are cut and made ready for cooking. They also have state-of-the-art cold storage that can go up to 2°c and keep the vegetable fresh for 3 days to 1 week depending on the vegetable.
• Most of the vegetables are brought from their farms and the remaining required vegetables are outsourced.

Packing Area

• The hot food is bought into this area at 90°c to kill all sorts of impurities and after packing it the stays at 70°c.
• The containers used here are specially made to contain heat.

Quality Check

• The quality check is a very crucial part of the entire process. It happens every morning and if the food does not meet the quality requirement then it is remade from the beginning and the waste is sent into the biogas plant
• The waste sent to the biogas plant is then used to power the plant, which is one of the many ways the whole plant is powered.

After this, we were offered an opportunity to taste the food that was made and it was very simple, nutritionally balanced, and tasty.

Things We Learned

• We got to learn the importance of cleanliness.
• Proper management of resources.
• Waste management to such an extent that it does not affect the environment.
• Proper structural management.
• The value of services.

We all would like to thank our respected director ma’am for giving us this unique and wonderful opportunity to see an NGO working on the level of a big organization and how to handle different elements in a business frame.

Our special thanks goes Prof. Shwetha T A industrial visit coordinator School of management studies and to Mr. Nagesha Sir for accompanying us and being a role model to look up to.

Here are some photos from our visit to Akshaya Patra