Millet, the grain, is having a moment. The United Nations declared 2023 the International Year of Millets. And last September, leaders at the G20 Summit in India were treated to a smorgasbord of dishes and desserts all made from millets.
The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has conducted Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) during August 2022 to July 2023.
India is at the forefront of popularising millets as is evident from the mention of Millets in the Union Budget 2023-24. The Budget 2023-24 had highlighted the importance of coarse grains or millets as a.
For better health, nutrition and energy, now Small Millets (ShreeAnn) will also be included in the food menu of the soldiers and officers of Jharkhand Sector of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The amount of iron, micronutrients, protein and fiber in small millets is higher than that of wheat
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