Akka Cafe inaugurated in Dharwad

Labour Minister and district in-charge Santosh Lad has stated that Akka Cafe which shall be operated fully by ladies from self-help teams shall be a boon for his or her financial empowerment.

He was inaugurating an Akka Cafe arrange close to Dharwad Zilla Panchayat by the Kamadhenu ladies self-help group of Kabbenur village on Saturday.

The Minister stated that underneath the National Livelihood Mission, the Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood is implementing varied programmes for the discount of poverty in city and rural areas and Akka Cafe is one such initiative to empower ladies economically.

“In order to encourage ladies to take up livelihood actions, the State authorities has introduced the Akka Cafe scheme within the 2024-25 price range. The authorities has given approval for organising 50 Cafe Sanjivini (Akka Cafe) throughout the State which shall be run fully by ladies. Accordingly, in Dharwad district such cafes are being arrange,” he stated.

Navalgund MLA N.H. Konaraddi, president of the District Guarantee Scheme Implementation Authoirty S.R. Patil, Chief Executive Officer of Dharwad Zilla Panchayat Bhuvanesh Patil, Superintendent of Police Gunjan Arya, president of Kamadhenu self-help group Rajashree Pawadi and others had been current.

After inaugurating the cafe, the Minister and others inspected meals preparation services. Subsequently, they savoured the meals ready within the cafe.

Under the Akka Cafe scheme, proposals for organising two such cafes in Dharwad district had been submitted to the federal government. And, after figuring out appropriate land, approval has been given and grants launched.

A seven-member committee headed by the Joint Director of Food and Civil Supplies has been constituted for the implementation of the scheme.