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Mandya territory is each acceptable to inaugurate its archetypal Akka Café connected June 5 astatine the Pandavapura Taluk Panchayat premises.
Presiding implicit a district-level committee gathering connected the implementation of Akka Cafés astatine the Zilla Panchayat office, Mandya Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Nandini K.R. said that six Akka Café canteens, to beryllium managed by women belonging to National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) self-help groups, are being established crossed the district.
She said the inaugural aims to supply clean, tasty and affordable nutrient successful agrarian areas portion creating sustainable livelihood opportunities for women self-help groups engaged successful the ready-to-eat nutrient work sector.
Ms. Nandini said Akka Cafés person been constructed successful Pandavapura, Srirangapatna and Malavalli taluks successful the archetypal phase, portion facilities person besides been developed successful Mandya, Maddur and Nagamangala taluks nether the 2nd phase.
The authorities is providing the indispensable infrastructure and fiscal assistance to promote women entrepreneurs from self-help groups. While the Pandavapura portion volition beryllium inaugurated connected June 5, the Akka Café astatine Srirangapatna is scheduled to beryllium launched during the 2nd week of June. Officials person been directed to guarantee that the remaining cafés go operational by July.
The cafés volition beryllium wholly managed by women from self-help groups and volition relation with method enactment from the Kudumbashree National Resource Organisation. The outlets volition service hygienic and prime nutrient astatine affordable prices, with unit successful azygous and strict adherence to cleanliness and sanitation standards. Catering services and integer outgo facilities volition besides beryllium available, portion regular monitoring and valuation volition beryllium undertaken to guarantee businesslike operations, according to a property release.
