Hebbalkar inaugurates Akka Café at Malpe Beach
Laxmi Hebbalkar inaugurated the Akka Café at Malpe Beach to promote women's economic self-reliance. The café, run by local women, aims to empower them and provide local food to tourists. This initiative is part of the Sanjeevini scheme under the National Rural Livelihood Mission.
- ▪The Akka Café was inaugurated by Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar at Malpe Beach.
- ▪It is designed to empower women’s economic self-reliance.
- ▪The café is operated by the Nidhi Sanjeevini Swasaha Sangha of Kalianpur.
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Minister for Women and Child Development and Udupi district in-charge Laxmi Hebbalkar inaugurated a new Akka Cafe at Malpe Beach on Saturday, in Udupi.The café was established to empower women’s economic self-reliance. Speaking after inaugurating the cafe, Ms. Hebbalkar said, “Society can develop only when women are economically strong. Akka Café is not just a restaurant; it is a symbol of women’s hard work and self-respect.”This innovative project has been implemented in collaboration with Udupi zilla panchayat under the Sanjeevini scheme of the National Rural Livelihood Mission. This Akka Cafe is being run by the Nidhi Sanjeevini Swasaha Sangha of Kalianpur.The women themselves have taken a step towards economic self-reliance by taking complete charge of the cafe.
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