‘Millet on Wheels’ first mobile millet cafe in state
‘Millet on Wheels’ to serves delicious dishes of Ragi, Kodo, Kutki
Raipur, 4 January . Today, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel flagged off the state’s first mobile millet cafe ‘Millet on Wheels’ at Kharsia in Raigarh district. Higher Education Minister Mr. Umesh Patel and Home Minister Mr. Tamradhwaj Sahu were also present on the occasion. Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel cut a cake made of ragi on the occasion. Appreciating this initiative, he said that it would increase awareness among the people to include millet dishes in their meals. He extended his best wishes to the women’s SHG operating this mobile cafe.
It is noteworthy that this ‘Millet on Wheels’ cafe is started by Raigarh’s District Administration as a mobile Millet Cafe. Delicious dishes made from Ragi, Kodo, and Kutki will be served in this cafe. It will be run by Anubhav SHG. Dishes served in the mobile millet café include ‘ragi cheela’, dosa, ‘ragi paratha’, idli, ‘ragi manchurian’, pizza, ‘kodo ki biryani’ and cookies. It may be noted that the Millet Mission has been launched by Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel to encourage the production and consumption of coarse grains. The year 2023 is to be observed as International Millet Year at the international level.
Kodo, Kutki, Ragi procures at support price in Chhattisgarh
Significantly, Chhattisgarh is the first state in the country, where millets are being promoted consistently under the leadership of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel. In Chhattisgarh, not only the support price of Kodo, Kutki and Ragi have been declared, but it is also being procured at the support price. With this initiative, the area under millets in Chhattisgarh has increased one and a half times and production has also increased. Chief Minister had organised lunch for the members of the legislative assembly and the media to promote dishes made from millet. Millet Cafe has also started in Chhattisgarh. The biggest processing plant of millets has also been set up at Nathia-Navagaon in Kanker district. To promote millets, millet processing plants are being set up in rural industrial parks (RIPA) at Gauthan.
