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DBS Bank to support MITTI Café expansion across India
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Friday, 28 August, 2026, 16 : 00 PM [IST]
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Our Bureau, Bengaluru
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Bengaluru’s 1 MG Mall is now home to a new MITTI Café, offering visitors a café experience while creating employment and vocational training opportunities for persons with disabilities. The café, launched as part of DBS Bank India’s three-year partnership with MITTI Café, was inaugurated by the Governor of Karnataka, Thaawarchand Gehlot. Under the partnership, DBS Bank India has committed Rs 10 crore to support the expansion of MITTI Café across India.
Under the partnership, DBS Bank India has committed Rs 10 crore to support MITTI Café's expansion across India and strengthen access to employment and skills development. Nine cafés will be established across the country, creating employment opportunities for more than 100 persons with disabilities, providing vocational training to 470 individuals and supporting around 300 individuals in accessing employment opportunities.
Gehlot highlighted the importance of creating opportunities that enable persons with disabilities to achieve dignity, independence and economic empowerment. He emphasised that inclusion must move beyond compassion towards rights, opportunity and self-reliance, and congratulated MITTI Café and its partners for creating a sustainable model of inclusive employment. He said, "MITTI Café shows us that inclusion is not only a social responsibility; it can also be a successful and sustainable economic model. Give people an opportunity, and their abilities will find their own way forward."
Gaurav Rajput, head of group marketing & communications, DBS Bank India, said, "Our partnership with MITTI Café reflects DBS Bank India's commitment to creating impact beyond banking by supporting purpose-driven organisations that address societal needs. By expanding access to livelihoods for persons with disabilities, we aim to support greater economic participation and contribute to more inclusive communities. The inauguration of this café marks an important milestone and underscores the role of partnerships in driving sustainable social impact."
Alina Alam, founder & CEO, MITTI Café, said, "We are deeply honoured to have the Governor of Karnataka inaugurate MITTI Café at 1 MG Mall. This is a deeply meaningful moment for us because our journey began in Karnataka and we are opening a café at one of Bengaluru's most prominent locations. This café represents much more than employment; it represents dignity, independence and the power of opportunity. We are grateful to the Governor, DBS Bank, GiveIndia, 1 MG Mall and everyone who continues to believe in our vision of an inclusive India."
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