Akshaya Patra, an Indian NGO that runs the world’s largest mid-day meal program of its kind, is teaming up with Accenture to use blockchain to improve meal delivery to schoolchildren.

Akshaya Patra, an Indian NGO that runs the world’s largest mid-day meal program of its kind, is teaming up with Accenture to use blockchain to improve meal delivery to schoolchildren.
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