The Akshaya Patra Foundation, an implementing partner of the Indian government’s flagship PM POSHAN programme, is working with Automation Anywhere to revolutionize charity operations in India.
Leveraging AI-powered automation, donor engagement processes have been streamlined by up to 70%, reducing turnaround times from over 20 hours to just 40 minutes and accelerating Akshaya Patra’s mission to provide mid–day meals to 5 million children every school day.
Currently reaching over 2.35 million children across 25,000 government and government-aided schools, Akshaya Patra has already seen tangible benefits from the partnership.
With the support of Automation Anywhere, the Foundation is transforming key operational areas including donor management, route optimisation and supply chain workflows to achieve greater efficiency, transparency, and scalability.
These improvements are enabling the organisation’s teams to focus on strategic outreach and relationship-building efforts.
“With smarter tools, we are driving meaningful impact at scale faster, more efficiently, and more sustainably,” said Vinod Sudhakar, CIO of The Akshaya Patra Foundation.
With phase one yielding substantial outcomes, the partnership is set to advance into AI-driven procurement, enabling direct sourcing from farmers and local millers and the introduction of Agentic-AI led demand-responsive production mechanisms to minimise food waste.
Further enhancements in delivery logistics and resource planning are expected to amplify operational resilience as the Foundation expands its reach.
Akshaya Patra will also leverage real-time data and AI-powered automation to enhance logistics performance across its fleet of 2,200+ delivery vehicles operating on 1,500+ daily routes—improving route planning, fuel efficiency, and operational visibility.
