Governance
Odisha Millet Mission to address nutritional issues
Aiming to support the small time farmers and address the issue of nutritional deficiency in the state Chief Minister has planned to increase the production of millet in a larger scale under Odisha Millet Mission. For next year he has kept a budget of hundred crore which will be enhanced later to pay rewarding prices to farmers and procure millet and utilize them in government schemes. Different localities of Bhubaneswar will hold sale outlets displaying millet based products with sufficient promotion programs to popularize the products. Further it has been planned to include millet integrated Child Development Schemes and Mid-day meal programme. Millet is produced in tribal pockets in rain deficit areas and is the staple food of tribals.
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