Mid day meal served by Akshaya Patra is a sigh of relieve for her mother also who wants her daughter to study and come up in life. As she has to leave the house at 8 am and comes back 7 pm in the evening, she has the satisfaction that her daughter gets at least one wholesome meal. "Being the only bread earner and earning meagrely, Akshaya Patra’s mid day meal is a big support for her mother,"’ says Jaiyathun.

She usually comes to school without having her breakfast. But it is compensated by eating sumptuous ,tasty and healthy mid-day meal . She looks forward to the hour when Akshya Patra mid-day meal is served. 

Jaiyathun stays with her mother. She neither has a  company of her sibling nor love of father who has left her mother and does not stay with them.  Jaiyathun  looks with enticing  eyes towards the children who have complete family.  She wishes that her father was staying with them. But her loneliness comes to a temporary halt when she comes to  school. There she not only gets nutritious and tasty mid day meal  of Akshaya Patra but also the company of teachers and other classmates.

All the teachers are very supportive and have soft corner for her. They pay extra attention to her and make sure that she eats properly without leaving out vegetables from dishes and curries. She is not accustomed to eating more vegetables as are there in Akshya Patra meal. Now bye and bye she is able understand the importance of heathy food so trying to make it a habit. In spite of all the odds and difficulties in life, Jaiyathun cherish the desire of becoming doctor one day.

She is growing up seeing her mother working hard to make ends meet. She aspires to become a doctor and fulfil the dream of her mother. Akshaya Patra not just provides meal but serves hope and prepares the children to stride on the journey of growth.  Thus bringing overall happiness in the lives of many.

Freshly cooked hot, nutritious meal is a very big incentive for the parents to send their children to school. It is because they feel by sending the child to school they have one less count to feed and at the same time they hope they will study and pursue better career opportunities and have better future.

Akshya Patra is currently, feeding 1.3 million children in 19 locations across 9 states of India and aiming to reach out to 5 million children by 2020. Let this endeavour of Akshaya Patra grow steadily towards achieving its vision of "No child in India shall be deprived of education because of hunger. It is the effective implementation of the mid-day program that has ensured stability in enrolment and attendance in the school." Akshaya Patra is contributing in  bringing education within the reach of all the sections of society.