NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Friday inaugurated Mitti Cafe, run by an NGO, on the Supreme Court premises. He was welcomed by Mitti Cafe staff before the inauguration in the Supreme Court premises. The cafe is completely run by specially-abled staff.
Mitti Cafe is run by an NGO that works with people with special needs and provides them with employment opportunities.
Ayesha Alam, who is the Director of Mitti Cafe, said, “Mitti Cafe provides job opportunities to people with special needs and around 500 disabled people are directly associated and 1,200 disabled are associated with the cafe”.
Advocate Priya Hingorani, who facilitated the process of opening the Mitti Cafe in the Supreme Court, thanked CJI D Y Chandrachud and the Supreme Court.
The brand operates 41 such cafes across India. The NGO started its work in 2017 and has created job opportunities for those who are differently abled. The NGO is run by an all-women’s leadership team under founder-CEO Alina Alam. (ANI)
