Released on: June 9, 2008, 5:28 am

Press Release Author: veena d souza

Industry: Food & Beverage

Press Release Summary: Centum Electronics Limited has pledged support to Akshaya
Patra, the world's largest school meal program which currently feeds over 8.50 lakh
children across the country every day.

Press Release Body: Bangalore, India: Centum Electronics Limited, leading designer
and manufacturer of hi-tech electronic subsystems, modules and components, has
pledged support to Akshaya Patra, the world's largest school meal program which
currently feeds over 8.50 lakh children across the country every day. Under this
pledge, the company will sponsor the mid-day meals for 1,447 kids in seven
government schools, for the next three years. The total cost for this noble deed
will be Rs 17. 5 lakh every year and the cumulative expenditure will be Rs 52 lakh

The public-private enterprise of Akshaya Patra which runs this mammoth school meal
program is aided by central and state governments and private corporations.
Commenting on the addition of one of major corporate sponsor to its growing list of
stakeholders, Shri Madhu Pandita Das said, "To continue to feed the 8.5 lakh
children everyday and also to reach its goal of feeding over a million children
everyday by 2010, the foundation is very much dependent upon corporate participation
in a big way. We are very grateful to Centum Electronics and to Mr. Apparao
Maliavarapu, founder and managing director of Centum Electronics, for having been
magnanimous in lending a hand to our efforts,"

"We are happy to support Akshaya Patra which is doing noble work for the welfare of
the state and the people. Ours is a small gesture which we hope will prompt many
others to do the same. It is important for India to fight illiteracy and hunger as
we cannot call ourselves developed unless we can feed and educate all our children,"
said Mr Apparao Maliavarapu, who is himself hold a Master's Degree in Mechanical
Engineering from Dal Tech University in Canada was also a Ford Foundation scholar.
He has played a instrumental role in taking his company to the forefront and is
today recognised as a leading authority in the industry.

Featured in the 500 most valuable companies in India recently, Centum Electronics
Limited Centum is one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of electronics
products. The organisation is a vertically integrated company with capabilities in
design, engineering and manufacturing. The company designs and manufactures
products for telecommunications, automotive, industrial and defense and aerospace
markets. Centum has received many quality and export awards from major industry
bodies and the state and central governments.


Web Site: http://www.k2communications.in

Contact Details: #96, 2nd Main Road, MLA Layout, R T Nagar, Bangalore, India 560032,
Fax 080 - 23549354
EMail- veena.dsouza@k2communications.in