The Akshaya Patra Foundation has been declared the runner-up for the CSO Partners ‘Outstanding Annual Reporting Award’ for the year 2010-11 in the large organizations category. We have received this award for the second year in a row. This award is an effort to promote transparency and accountability in the voluntary sector and promote better standards of financial reporting, which takes into consideration the preparation and presentation of annual report. CSO partners is a non-profit organisation with a team of professionals from multi-discipline backgrounds with an extended base of partners specialized in services relevant to Civil Society Organizations(CSOs) in India. The award is a joint initiative of CSO partners, Financial Management Service Foundation (FMSF) and Credibility Alliance (CA).
The Akshaya Patra Foundation has been awarded the Gold Shield Award for best financial reporting by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). The award was given based on Akshaya Patra’s Annual Report and Accounts for the year ending March 31, 2010. Akshaya Patra was selected by a panel of judges on the degree of compliance with accounting standards, statutory guidelines and other relevant pronouncements. The Gold Shield is the top award given by the ICAI.