Soon, two more SPICE cafés to open in DAC & GLADA offices
The district administration on Thursday announced the open of two new Cafe SPICE (Specialised Program for Inclusion, Confidence & Empowerment) outlets that will be entirely run by specially-abled youth.
City Air News
Nov 27, 2025 04:56
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Ludhiana, November 27, 2025: The district administration on Thursday announced the open of two new Cafe SPICE (Specialised Program for Inclusion, Confidence & Empowerment) outlets that will be entirely run by specially-abled youth.
One café will come up inside the Mini-Secretariat (District Administrative Complex) with generous CSR support from Coca-Cola India, where the location has already been finalized. The second outlet will be set up in the headquarters of the Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA). The expansion is a key component of Project UMEED, the district administration’s flagship initiative dedicated to skill development, dignified livelihoods and seamless social integration of specially-abled persons.
The first iCafe SPICE was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Jain on October 29 at the Government Dispensary in Ayali Khurd on Hambran Road. In just one month, the café has become a heartwarming success, managed independently by three trained specially-abled staff members – Paramveer Singh, Vikas and Amarjot Kaur – who confidently handle everything from cooking and serving to billing and warm customer interaction.
Reaffirming the administration’s commitment, Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Jain stated that the opening of two new CAFÉ is a powerful statement of dignity, capability and equal opportunity. With these two new cafés, the district administration is creating more sustainable jobs and moving closer to our goal of making Ludhiana a truly friendly city for specially-abled persons with accessible infrastructure and a supportive ecosystem where they can work with pride and independence.
