The central government is constantly promoting the use and production of coarse grains. In this year's budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman named millets as 'Shri Anna'.
The central government is constantly promoting the use and production of coarse grains. In this year's budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman named millets as 'Shri Anna'. In this connection, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has now set standards for coarse cereals under the Food Safety and Standards Second Amendment Regulation 2023. These standards will come into effect from September 1 this year.
At present, only a few private standards of millets such as jowar, bajra and ragi are mixed. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has now fixed the overall standard for a group of 15 types of coarse cereals. In this, eight quality parameters have been fixed to ensure the quality of coarse grains of good quality in the domestic and global market. The group's standard will be applicable to Kuttu, Kodo, Kutki, Korale and Adele.
2023 is the International Millet Year
In April 2018, coarse grains were named Nutri Cereal and the year 2018 was declared as the national year of coarse grains to promote awareness and production towards coarse grains and to eat it. Later, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2023 as the International Millet Year. PM Modi also wants India to become the global center of Shree Anna or coarse grains and the International Year of Millets 2023 should be given the form of a mass movement.
India is playing an important role in telling and explaining the benefits of coarse grains to the world. About 80 percent of Asia's and 20 percent of the world's coarse grains are produced in our country. While on one hand coarse grains are good for our body, on the other hand they are also helpful in increasing the income of the farmers. Because of this, the central government is constantly trying to popularize coarse grains. Whether it is a food festival or a conclave, efforts are being made to attract people with products made from coarse grains.
What is coarse grain?
Millets are a group of short grain cereal foods that are more tolerant of drought and other extreme weather conditions. Its cultivation requires less chemical elements such as fertilizers and pesticides. Most coarse grains are Indian. Many things about the consumption of millet during the Indus Valley Civilization suggest that it was one of the first crops to be produced in India.
It is also called the grain of the poor. Coarse grains are also very good for health. They not only provide protein and fiber to the body, but also cure the diseases arising in the body of the eater. Coarse grains include Jowar, Bajra, Ragi, Sawa or Sama, Kangni, Kodo, Kutki and Kuttu.
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