Millets procurement kicks off in UP
Virendra Singh Rawat Under Kharif Marketing Year 2025-26, the purchase of ‘Shree Anna’ (coarse grains/millets) kicked off in Uttar Pradesh today. This procurement will continue till December 31, 2025. For…
Millets: UP procures 100k tonnes of jowar
Virendra Singh Rawat To promote millets or ‘Shri Anna’ as branded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Uttar Pradesh government has purchased more than 100,000 tonnes of jowar (sorghum). The…
Yogi 2.0 giving big push to millet cultivation
Virendra Singh Rawat In the year of millets, the Uttar Pradesh government is giving a major push to the cultivation of coarse cereals, which have been christened as ‘sri anna’…
UP introduces millets in midday meals
Virendra Singh Rawat To promote healthy and indigenous food grains, the Uttar Pradesh government has introduced millets in the flagship midday meals provided to government school children. The millets have…
UP to increase production of healthy food grains
Virendra Singh Rawat/ Lucknow Uttar Pradesh is looking to increase the production of coarse grains or millets, which are regarded as healthier due to higher fibre and nutrition components. The…