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RAIPUR: With an purpose to advertise the Millet Mission and going past creating consciousness, a particular menu comprising of recipes produced from ‘millets solely’ had been served to the legislators for lunch hosted by the Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel within the Chhattisgarh Assembly on Wednesday.
Various millet delicacies and scrumptious dishes together with khichdi, kadhi, ragi-pakoras, kodo-bhajiya, kutki-ke-fare, ragi halwa amongst others had been relished with fondness through the imposing lunch.
The potential well being advantages of the ‘Nutri-cereals’ have been broadly recognised. The United Nations has declared 2023 because the International Year of Millets underneath the initiative proposed by the Indian authorities.
Chhattisgarh too has taken a brand new initiative to advertise millets, that are produced in massive portions within the state and in addition included within the mid-day meal to eradicate malnutrition.
“On the suggestion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Millet Cafe may also be opened within the state secretariat within the close to future. The nation’s first Millet Bank has been began in Chhattisgarh the place 22 sorts of millets are produced,” mentioned Baghel.
Children in colleges are being given meals produced from millet within the mid-day meal, together with cookies, laddoos and soya-chikki, he added.
Various millet delicacies are displayed on the particular millet lunch.
The first millet cafe within the state was began in Raigarh district by the then collector Bhim Singh in April final 12 months.
The state is additional encouraging folks to include millet, owing to its dietary advantages, in everybody’s weight-reduction plan for eradicating well being issues.
Chhattisgarh can also be the primary state to obtain millets on the assist value. Under the Millet Mission, in operation in 14 out of the 33 districts of the state, apart from fixing the assist value of Kodo Kutki-Ragi at Rs 3000 per quintal, the association has been put in place the place ladies self-help teams perform the gathering of millets underneath the Chhattisgarh small forest produce cooperative union.
An MoU has been signed between the Indian Institute of Millet Research, Hyderabad (IIMR) and 14 district collectors. IIMR has taken the duty of offering good high quality seeds of Kodo, Kutki, and Ragi in addition to serving to in organising the seed banks apart from giving coaching to the farmers.
RAIPUR: With an purpose to advertise the Millet Mission and going past creating consciousness, a particular menu comprising of recipes produced from ‘millets solely’ had been served to the legislators for lunch hosted by the Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel within the Chhattisgarh Assembly on Wednesday.
Various millet delicacies and scrumptious dishes together with khichdi, kadhi, ragi-pakoras, kodo-bhajiya, kutki-ke-fare, ragi halwa amongst others had been relished with fondness through the imposing lunch.
The potential well being advantages of the ‘Nutri-cereals’ have been broadly recognised. The United Nations has declared 2023 because the International Year of Millets underneath the initiative proposed by the Indian authorities.
Chhattisgarh too has taken a brand new initiative to advertise millets, that are produced in massive portions within the state and in addition included within the mid-day meal to eradicate malnutrition.
“On the suggestion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Millet Cafe may also be opened within the state secretariat within the close to future. The nation’s first Millet Bank has been began in Chhattisgarh the place 22 sorts of millets are produced,” mentioned Baghel.
Children in colleges are being given meals produced from millet within the mid-day meal, together with cookies, laddoos and soya-chikki, he added.
Various millet delicacies are displayed on the particular millet lunch.
The first millet cafe within the state was began in Raigarh district by the then collector Bhim Singh in April final 12 months.
The state is additional encouraging folks to include millet, owing to its dietary advantages, in everybody’s weight-reduction plan for eradicating well being issues.
Chhattisgarh can also be the primary state to obtain millets on the assist value. Under the Millet Mission, in operation in 14 out of the 33 districts of the state, apart from fixing the assist value of Kodo Kutki-Ragi at Rs 3000 per quintal, the association has been put in place the place ladies self-help teams perform the gathering of millets underneath the Chhattisgarh small forest produce cooperative union.
An MoU has been signed between the Indian Institute of Millet Research, Hyderabad (IIMR) and 14 district collectors. IIMR has taken the duty of offering good high quality seeds of Kodo, Kutki, and Ragi in addition to serving to in organising the seed banks apart from giving coaching to the farmers.
