Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav has said that the primary source of essential nutrients for the body is diet, and the purity of diet amplifies its significance. He stated that the importance of dietary purity was emphasized by Lord Krishna in the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, where he explained that purity of thought is only possible through pure food. The Chief Minister praised the work of Akshaya Patra Foundation, stating that it is serving a new life to schoolchildren by providing them with nutritious meals. He also noted that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam had both praised the midday meal programme run by the Akshaya Patra Foundation, which supports education through ample food distribution.