With a view to promote consumption of millets in light of UN declaring 2023 as the International Year of Millets, the Indian Army has steered introduction of Millets Flour in the rations of soldiers. This landmark decision will ensure troops are supplied with native and traditional grains after over half a century, when these were […]
New Delhi, March 26, 2023: The area under cultivation of millet has ranged from 12.29 to 15.48 million hectares from 2013-14 to 2021-22. To promote the consumption of millets/coarse grains, distribution period of these commodities has been enhanced to 6-10 months from earlier period of 3 months. Further provisions of inter-state transportation and advance subsidy […]
