“I thank the central government. Now in 12 districts of the state, school children will get millet-based food products four days a week in place of soya chikki,” said Chhattisgarh Chief Minister
Millet-based food products will now be served to school children under the mid-day meal scheme in 12 districts of Chhattisgarh, a government official said on Sunday.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in a tweet on Saturday night said he had written a letter to the central government proposing inclusion of millets in the mid-day meal scheme, which has now been approved.
“I thank the central government. Now in 12 districts of the state, school children will get millet-based food products four days a week in place of soya chikki,” he said.
The official said farmers in Chhattisgarh are being encouraged to cultivate millets such as kudo, kutki and ragi which are being procured at support price.
Moreover, the millet-producing farmers in the state are being provided an input subsidy of ₹ 9,000, he added.
The central government announced on January 1 that it has lined up a series of millet-centric promotional activities across the country as part of the International Year of Millets.