The official inauguration of the Cafe Kudumbashree kiosk at India Gate in New Delhi was performed by M.B Rajesh, Minister for Local Self Governments, Rural Development, Town Planning, Regional Development Authorities, Excise, KILA and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Kerala on 12 March 2025. The Minister enjoyed dishes including local food and fish curry. The Minister was accompanied by Prof. K.V. Thomas, Special Representative of the State Government in New Delhi, T.V. Anupama, IAS, Special Secretary, Local Self-Government Department, Government of Kerala and others.
Cafe Kudumbashree has been operating successfully here on a trial run basis for the past one and a half months. Currently, the cafe is run by Seena Manoj, Sreeja, Anuprakash, Lisi Paulose and Usha Kumari from Tamburu, a Kudumbashree unit in Wayanad district. Kudumbashree units from each district run the cafe every month. All kinds of dishes like puttu, idly, dosa, kappa and fish curry are available here.
T.S. Jithin, a native of Kottayam district is the head chef. K. P Ajayakumar, the Chief Executive Officer of AIFRHM (Adebha Institute of Food Research and Hospitality Management), Kudumbashree's training group is supervising the functioning of Cafe Kudumbashree Kiosk.

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LSGD Minister M.B. Rajesh officially inaugurates 'Café Kudumbashree' at India Gate en