Chief minister Yogi Adityanath is set to inaugurate the state’s first ‘Mission Shakti Café’ in Gonda district on October 22, as part of the ongoing fourth phase of Mission Shakti. 

Operated by self-help group members, the café aims to not only empower these women but also provide nutritious, wholesome meals to students, replacing unhealthy options.

A grand Kanya Puja ceremony of 11,000 girls, ‘Shakti Vandan’, is also being organised in Gonda on October 22.

This is the biggest Kanya Puja ceremony not only in the state but also in the country so far.

Cafe will be dedicated to women

• Gonda district magistrate Neha Sharma said that along with the Shakti Vandan ceremony, this Mission Shakti Café is being started from the government-aided Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri College. These cafes are being set up in schools and colleges and they will be operated by the women of self-help groups.
• This is the first Mission Shakti Café in the state, which will give the women of self-help groups an opportunity to stand on their feet and, at the same time, provide nutritious and clean food to the students.