{"id":24269,"date":"2026-04-12T22:36:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T17:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/?p=24269"},"modified":"2026-04-12T22:39:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T17:09:45","slug":"deutsche-bank-and-akshaya-patra-launch-pune-kitchen-to-tackle-classroom-hunger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/?p=24269","title":{"rendered":"Deutsche Bank and Akshaya Patra Launch Pune Kitchen to Tackle Classroom Hunger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Deutsche Bank and Akshaya Patra Launch Pune Kitchen to Tackle Classroom Hunger\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ohE7fXDxKKU?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>Pune : Reinforcing a shared commitment to child nutrition and education, Deutsche Bank, as part of its CSR programme in India, in partnership with The Akshaya Patra Foundation an implementing partner of the Government of India\u2019s PM POSHAN scheme\u2014today inaugurated a state of the art centralised kitchen facility in Shivajinagar, Pune.<\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>The kitchen was inaugurated by Mr. Kaushik Shaparia, CEO, Deutsche Bank Group, India &amp; Emerging Asia along with Mr. Benjamin Alka, Global Head of Corporate Affairs &amp; Strategy, Deutsche Bank. Representing The Akshaya Patra Foundation were Mr. Shridhar Venkat, CEO; Shri Bharatarshabha Dasa, National President; and Shri Sampati Dasa, Regional President \u2013 Pune.<\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>Designed to serve hot, nutritious, and wholesome meals to 25,000 children across 29 government and government aided schools in Pune, the kitchen will play a vital role in strengthening classroom attendance, improving nutrition outcomes, and expanding access to education for children in the region.<\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>This facility marks a significant step in strengthening Pune\u2019s school meal ecosystem. Spread across a built up area of 20,000 sq. ft., the kitchen has been designed to the highest standards of food safety, hygiene, and operational efficiency. Meals will be distributed within a 20 kilometre radius using a fleet of electric meal delivery vehicles, underscoring a strong commitment to environmental sustainability alongside social impact.<\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Kaushik Shaparia, CEO, Deutsche Bank Group, India &amp; Emerging Asia, said: \u201cAt Deutsche Bank, we have always believed that the most enduring investments are those made in people. The inauguration of this kitchen in Pune reflects the depth of our partnership with Akshaya Patra and our shared conviction that no child\u2019s education should be compromised by hunger. As India\u2019s future is shaped in its classrooms today, this kitchen represents our commitment to ensuring that more children in Pune have access to the nutrition and education they deserve. It is also deeply gratifying that our partnership with Akshaya Patra has now crossed the landmark of 100 million meals served.\u201d<\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>Shri Sampati Dasa, President, Pune Cluster, The Akshaya Patra Foundation, said, \u201cEach kitchen we build is a commitment\u2014to the child, to the classroom, and to the nation. This Pune facility stands as a testament to what strong public-private partnerships can achieve under the PM POSHAN framework. We are deeply grateful to Deutsche Bank for their continued support and to the Government of India and the Government of Maharashtra for their trust and collaboration.\u201d<\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>The launch of the Pune kitchen marks a significant milestone in The Akshaya Patra Foundation\u2019s efforts to scale high impact nutrition interventions across India. It reinforces a shared vision of building a nourished and educated nation, advancing the broader goal of a developed India through sustained investments in child nutrition and education.<\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>Deutsche Bank\u2019s partnership with Akshaya Patra dates to 2014, anchored in the belief that no child should be denied an education because of hunger. Over the past decade, the bank has supported the provision of mid day meals to nearly 5,00,000 children across Gandhinagar, Jaipur, Bengaluru, and Pune, while also extending relief support during times of disaster. In a landmark moment for the partnership, Deutsche Bank crossed the milestone of 100 million meals served in January 2026, commemorated at a special event in Jaipur.<\/b><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pune : Reinforcing a shared commitment to child nutrition and education, Deutsche Bank, as part of its CSR programme in India, in partnership with The Akshaya Patra Foundation an implementing partner of the Government of India\u2019s PM POSHAN scheme\u2014today inaugurated a state of the art centralised kitchen facility in Shivajinagar, Pune. \u00a0 The kitchen was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24270,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,24,44,78],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","category-international","category-pune","category-social-activity"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24269"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24273,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24269\/revisions\/24273"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}