GHMC Mayor inaugurates Indira Mahila Shakti Canteen
Indira Mahila Shakti canteen inaugurated
GHMC Mayor inaugurates Indira Mahila Shakti Canteen
Hyderabad: GHMC Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi today said that the state government was implementing several welfare schemes aimed at making women economically self-reliant. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor Srilatha Sobhan Reddy inaugurated the Indira Mahila Shakti Canteen at the GHMC headquarters on Monday. On this occasion, she congratulated the members of the Snehitha Self Help Group for setting up the canteen.
Speaking on the occasion, the Mayor said that the state government was implementing various welfare schemes to make the women financially self-reliant and encouraging women to excel as entrepreneurs. As part of this, Indira Mahila Shakti scheme will be implemented, she said and added that Indira Mahila Shakti canteens were being set up by the interested women of self-help groups to make them self-employed. “These canteens, launched with the aim of promoting the women empowerment and promoting self-employment, will not only provide employment opportunities to women but will also provide delicious, quality breakfast and meals to the people of the city,” she said. She urged that the canteen should be developed at a fast pace by adhering to quality standards.
Deputy Mayor Srilatha Sobhan Reddy urged the women to take advantage of all the opportunities offered by the state government to women and develop themselves economically. She also urged all the women of the self-help groups to make use of the IndiraMahila Shakti scheme and excel to the best of their skill and interest. She said that People coming to the GHMC office and office employees should be provided quality and tasty food at affordable prices.
The five women belonging to the Snehita Self-Help Group of Jubilee Hills Circle have received Rs 5 lakh as the financial assistance.
UCD Additional Commissioner Chandrakanth Reddy, Additional Commissioner Venugopal Reddy, DC Prashanthi, Ameerpet SBI Branch Manager, DPO Asha, Snehitha Self-Help Group members and others were present on the occasion.
