Montek to attend 'Zero to Billion' Conclave

Bangalore, Jan 21 (UNI) Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Infosys Chief Mentor N R Narayana Murthy will be among the leading personalities participating in the national Conclave 'Zero to Billion' to be held here on February One. The Conclave, an initiative of the Bangalore based Akshaya Patra Foundation, would be held to celebrate the Foundation's success in reaching out to over 8,38,000 children by providing them with hot mid-day meals. It would discuss issues that would help in hunger eradication and enhance child education and attendance in Schools.

Besides, the Conclave would also deliberate solutions to address the social evil of widespread hunger and malnutrition affecting 57 million children.

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