in serving delicious, hot, hygienically prepared meals not only in all schools under the midday meal scheme but also under the others schemes also including the expectant and lactating mothers, children below 6 years and the senior citizens in homes. We can go a step further and include food security also under its purview. It will save tremendous amount of unaccounted for labour of the ladies of three fourth population which can then be put to some more productive work accounted for in national accounts and thus included in the GDP. I have seen ISKCON kitchens and eaten meals there. They are good. But we can use expertise of out catering institutes IRCTC, mother dairy, Amul etc.and come up with most modern ones and set up all over the country with the base kitchen in every block and city from where packaged meals be transported to the distribution centres like schools, anganwadies and panchayat offices. It can be a major revolution. And it can be done not just an utopian thought.
We can streamline the MDMS and schemes for expectant and nursing mothers and the children below 6 years of age also the inmates in homes for senior citizens. All the contracts should go only to such institutions or cooperatives creaed on Amul pattern for this purpose only. They should all be funded to setup modern mother kitchens at appropriate centres all over the country from where the food may be distributed in packaged form and reheated in the schools /villages or mohallas.State and Central Government should ensure that the payments are made in advance not only for rations but also cooking and distribution. Government can seek support from corporates and religious trusts for funds to set up the kitchens and logistics for distribution. I was all the time talking bout Amul/IRCTC and mother dairy. So wonderful ISCON has shown the way.
When you donate for this, you get exemption under section 35AC which means that it is fully deductible from your taxable income without any upper limit to your donation. Please donate generously to this cause of nation building.
Re: You also get income tax exemption fully u/s 35AC
by rajvansh singh on Jan 18, 2014 06:39 PM
NO foreigner would ever donate in this open loot of yours. This is already a land of Philanthropists, wher more than currency, articles like flour, food , clothes, oil n even utensils r donated. U can shift ur shop to some other web-site.
Re: Re: You also get income tax exemption fully u/s 35AC
by Cricket on Jan 19, 2014 10:23 AM
Raj Singh - if you really have something to disclose then just do it. Whatever you are talking is useless
Really it is doing good work in preparation and distribution of midday meal and sincerely too.the crya against iskon is only due to some commission agents and irrational and irresponsible
Re: 20 kitchens like this feed 12 lakh children daily
by rajvansh singh on Jan 17, 2014 07:37 PM
WHAT GOOD work, talk practical. They r nt putting almonds in gravy. They buy cheapest available flour as well as rice available in the market. I DON'T WANT to disclose my identity, but if u comment further, I'LL put all the rates of their inventory N STORE on display. Its nt even the half of price what we purchase at home.
Re: Re: 20 kitchens like this feed 12 lakh children daily
by hemal shah on Jan 18, 2014 10:02 AM
Do you provide free food to 12 lakh people?? and ever heard of economies of scale? they'll get good deals from market for such scales..
Re: Re: Re: 20 kitchens like this feed 12 lakh children daily
by rajvansh singh on Jan 18, 2014 06:27 PM
don't teach me economics of scales n rulers. i m operating 3 such mid-day meal schemes in north india fr the past 2.5 years. i know hw much profits i hav reaped today frm this scheme. its all tax-payers's money. All hav to refund it to poor public with interest some day
Re: Re: Re: 20 kitchens like this feed 12 lakh children daily
by rajvansh singh on Jan 18, 2014 06:34 PM
its economics of loot, just to hav a slice of foreign donations. hw much iskon paid to rediff, AS THEY PAID to U.P, Bengal's eDUCATION MINISTERS
after 70 years of lavish luxuries provided to him by foreigners, he(prabhhupada,iskon's founder got the time to open his rotten window n atleast first time in his life saw a picture (without hangover)of true poverty in India. and got an escuse to loot the already poor people in collaboration with the govt. If he is really that much generous, he must donate to poor frm his own pockets, without asking the subsidy available on per meal basis on mid-day meal scheme frm Indian Govt's coffers.
Re: prabhhupada
by s praveen kumar on Jan 17, 2014 06:56 PM
Dear Sir, I am a scientist and personally visited this programe, it is really great work. I request you please visit it, it is really impressive work and service by ISKON.
Re: Re: prabhhupada
by rajvansh singh on Jan 17, 2014 07:09 PM
DON'T tell me, I also operate mid-day meal scheme. I challange there's no mid-day meal scheme which comes into effect without paying 7-8% commission. For this scheme, U have to prove urself as an N.G.O , who has worked fr a minimum period of 3 years in non-profit operations for the betterment of society. ISCON builds lavish temples with 50 crores plus budget to get donations ranging frm 5-10 crores per year. Y doesn't operate this scheme absolutely free without looting Indian taxpayers' SUBSIDY provided to them on each meal.
Re: Re: Re: prabhhupada
by prem narayan on Jan 17, 2014 07:34 PM
has ISKON beaten you to some scheme, must be that is why this negative attitude.sri Prabhupada was sent by his guru to the west. Unlike Christin Missionaries he went alone and not behind soldiers.Mr singh if you are a Hindu please introspect
Re: Re: Re: Re: prabhhupada
by rajvansh singh on Jan 17, 2014 08:03 PM
did he came to know 'bout Indian poverty only after 70 years and that too after lokking out from a window? What a joke! Who has put him behind closed doors for so many years? Of ISKON , I know very well ,wht sort of modified gitas by john, davids , they r distributing
Re: prabhhupada
by Prashanth Talla on Jan 18, 2014 08:03 AM
What is your mid-day meal scheme name? I've been hearing serious complaints about Akshaya Patra since over 5 yrs now when I first time wanted to donate and googled what it does and is it authentic. I want to donate, but to a local school to me where I can visit and personally see how are they utilizing the money i may donate.
Re: Re: prabhhupada
by rajvansh singh on Jan 18, 2014 06:30 PM
DEAR BRO, BETTER U donate directly to any poor person u spot. Charity starts t home. They r all looters. HI-fi beggars too hav put ther shop on rediff.
