Green Plate Initiative · 15 April 2025

Green Plate 2024–25: 5,112 meals replaced and Plant-Powered Thursdays at Pathshala High School

In its first year, Green Plate replaced 5,112 meals, educated 5,059 students across 15 institutions, and Pathshala High School introduced Plant-Powered Thursdays.

Students sharing a sustainable school meal under the Green Plate Initiative, Assam

2024–25 was the first year of the Green Plate Initiative. The focus was building the foundation: engaging institutions, introducing meal replacement, educating students and building public awareness of sustainable food choices.

Year one in numbers

  • 5,112 meals replaced
  • 5,059 students educated on sustainable food choices
  • 5,059 offline pledges collected
  • 15 institutions reached
  • 91,311 people reached through newspaper coverage
  • 5,024 people reached through online news portals
  • One institutional partnership established

Plant-Powered Thursdays

The key milestone of the year: Pathshala High School introduced Plant-Powered Thursdays, aiming to replace about 7,200 meals a year with sustainable alternatives.

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