Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated the Chhattisgarh Millet Carnival by garlanding the photo of Chhattisgarh Mahtari, lighting the lamp and singing the state song “Arpa Pari Ke Dhar”. The carnival will be organized from February 17 to 19 at Subhash Stadium. Being done under the joint aegis of IIMR Hyderabad, Minister for Forest and Climate Change Mr. Mohammad Akbar, President of State Housing Board Mr. Kuldeep Juneja, Mayor Mr. Ejaz Dhebar are also present in the program to include millet in the daily diet of the people and its nutritious value. Carnival is being organized with the aim of creating public awareness about elements Common citizens can enjoy delicious dishes of millet in Millet Food Court in Carnival Millet start-ups display their packaged millet products in carnival Public awareness in carnival Street plays by educational institutions and cultural programs by local folk artists will be organized daily in the evening. Nana will also teach, Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel’s speech at the Millets Carnival begins Millets were earlier considered the food of the laborers, the seeds of millets remain safe for 12 years. There are no insects in it, today millets have become the food of the rich. Because most of the sugar patients are in this category, millets are full of nutrients, sugar is the least. Farming was done in hectare, with the encouragement of the state government, the production area increased by two to two and a half times, millets production, collection, processing gave employment to the people, millets should be included in the mid-day meal. Chhattisgarh is the hub of Millets. For the first time in the country, the support price of Kodo, Kutki and Ragi was announced in Chhattisgarh. Due to this, the enthusiasm of our farmers increased, 55 thousand quintals of millets were purchased in the first year itself. The market price of Kodo, Kutki and Ragi, which used to be Rs. 12 to 15 earlier, has increased to Rs. 25 to 28 today. Cultivating farmers are getting the benefit of input subsidy under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana. With the financial help of the state government, the country’s largest millet processing plant has been set up in the private sector at Nathia Navagaon in Kanker district. Today 1 lakh 65 Millets are being cultivated in 1,000 hectares. Earlier cultivation was in 70,000 hectares. With the encouragement of the state government, the production area has increased by two to two and a half times Continue Reading