Royal Anna Seva completes five years of service, new phase inaugurated by Chief Secretary Dr. Ravi Kota
GUWAHATI, November 12, 2025: The Assam Royal Global University (RGU) today
celebrated the completion of five impactful years of its flagship community service initiative --Royal Anna
Seva — a noble outreach programme envisioned by Dr. A.K. Pansari, Chancellor of RGU, under the aegis of the
Gyan Sagar Foundation. Dr. Ravi Kota, IAS, Chief Secretary, Assam was the Chief Guest on this special
occasion today who also inaugurated a new phase of the Royal Anna Sewa journey. A street play titled
“Message Beyond Words” was also performed by students to mark the occasion.
Conceived under the visionary leadership of Dr. Pansari, the initiative began as an effort to serve those in
need with dignity and compassion providing free nutritious meals. Formally inaugurated on 12 November 2020
by the then Chief minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Royal Anna Sewa has so far distributed more than 200,000
meals making a tangible contribution towards Sustainable development goal 2: zero hunger.
Launching the new chapter of the initiative, Dr. Ravi Kota announced that Royal Anna Sewa will now
distribute 50,000 free meals annually, further amplifying its reach and impact. He appreciated the
university’s enduring commitment to social responsibility and sustainable community welfare, commending its
efforts to combine education with empathy and real-world impact.
Over the past five years, Royal Anna Seva has grown from a modest act of kindness into a movement that touches lives daily. Through daily meal distributions across Guwahati, pandemic relief drives, and outreach activities for marginalized communities, the initiative becomes a symbol of RGU’s belief that true education extends beyond classrooms. In alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals — SDG 1: No Poverty and SDG 2: Zero Hunger, Royal Anna Seva has been a significant step toward realizing a hunger-free and nutritionally secure India.
