Home Ministry decides to introduce Millets, Shree Anna in the meals of personnel of CAPFs and NDRF

• The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to introduce Millets, Shree Anna in the meals of personnel of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
• The decision to introduce 30 per cent Millets in the meals has been taken on the clarion call of the Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah, after detailed discussion with all the Forces.
• Millets will also be extensively used in various functions and events of CAPFs and NDRF. The Ministry informed that Millets will also be made available in Kendriya Police Kalyan Bhandar, Grocery Shops of the campuses and Ration Store by setting up the dedicated counters and corners.  The forces will organize training of cooks in preparing millets based dishes through reputed institutes in this field.
• The United Nations had declared 2023 the International Year Millets as recognizing the importance of millets, and creating a domestic and global demand along with providing nutritious food to the people, at the behest of the Government of India. Millets are good source of proteins, gluten-free, low in Glycemic Index (GI) and rich in dietary fibre, micronutrients including calcium, iron, phosphorus etc, and phyto-chemicals.

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