New Delhi, Sep 12 : The Union Food Ministry has directed its official canteens and gatherings to provide millets in order to encourage their consumption in light of their health benefits.Millets may be included as one of the snacks/biscuits made of millets, such as ragi biscuits/cookies/ladoos and baked millet chips etc.for snacks that can be offered in the gatherings, the article said.
Millet/ragi dosa millet mix vada millet mix puri, and Idli/ragi ladoo to be utilized in the canteens.As much as is possible local millet-based items can be utilized, the statement said.
2023 is recognized as the International Year of Millets (IYoM).The Department of Food and Public Distribution has been actively encouraging the purchase and consumption of millets in the country and the use of purchased millets to distribute in the TPDS/ICDS/MDM scheme.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food said that the consumption of millets has numerous benefits and aids in managing the symptoms of life.
Because of their high concentration of nutrients like minerals, vitamins phytochemicals, and fiber in dietary form millets are also great grain sources to treat micronutrient deficiencies and malnutrition.
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