Kathua, Feb. 3 -- Pooja Devi, a woman residing in the border village of Pathwal in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, set an example of self-employment by running the first-of-its-kind Millets restaurant. As a member of a low-income household, she began her journey in pickle-making and the sale of local and domestic-use items.

Devi was encouraged by the Agriculture Department to start the Millet Restaurant under the Holistic Agriculture Development Program (HADP) with a 50 per cent subsidy. With the support of her family, she has been receiving a positive response to the Millet restaurant, which opened a year ago.

Pooja Devi informed that she was making Dosa, millet momos, samosa, and makki and Bajra ki Roti, all of which are very he...