Millet distribution at PDS outlets on pilot basis to start this fiscal: Minister
1 year, 11 months ago

Millet distribution at PDS outlets on pilot basis to start this fiscal: Minister

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu government will start distribution of ragi at PDS outlets in Dharmapuri and the Nilgiris districts on a pilot basis this year, said Minister for Food and Civil Supplies R. Sakkarapani, here on Saturday. Inaugurating Tamilnadu Millet Conclave - 2023, organised by Nirmala College for Women and Tanmillets and Tamil Research Association, on the theme “Reviving Traditional Food Products of Tamil Nadu”, he said the government plans to gradually increase distribution of millets at PDS outlets. A senior official of the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation told The Hindu that it will procure ragi from three centres in Dharmapuri district and six centres in Krishnagiri district thsi year. Distribution through PDS outlets in the two districts is expected to commence in February / March and PDS card holders can opt for finger millets instead of rice.

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PDS rice distribution delay linked to wheat distribution indecision in Odisha
1 month, 2 weeks ago

PDS rice distribution delay linked to wheat distribution indecision in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: With the state government in a spot over the mango kernel deaths in Kandhamal district, it has now come to light that distribution of PDS rice for the October-December quarter was delayed for about a month, thanks to the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare department’s overdrive to provide wheat to ration card holders without due diligence. “Software upgradation of …

Ragi procurement centres opened in Dharmapuri district
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ragi procurement centres opened in Dharmapuri district

The Hindu  

The State Government has opened three ragi procurement centres in Dharmapuri district to meet the nutritional requirement of family card holders, where monthly quota of rice has been replaced with 2 kg of ragi. Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation has sanctioned a monthly procurement target of 930 tonnes to meet the nutritional requirement on a pilot basis for the district. …

Government to begin millet procurement from today
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Government to begin millet procurement from today

Hindustan Times  

Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative to brand millets as ‘Sri Anna’, the Uttar Pradesh government has launched efforts to boost millet production. BC Gautam, Prayagraj’s regional food marketing officer informed that 27 purchase centres have been set up for the purchase in the division and procurement will start from October 1. Apart from this, farmers can also tell share …

Paddy procurement in Tamil Nadu for PDS dips by 9.2L MT
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Paddy procurement in Tamil Nadu for PDS dips by 9.2L MT

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Paddy procurement in Tamil Nadu for the Public Distribution System declined sharply by 9.26 lakh metric tonnes in 2023-24 and stood at 34.96 lakh MT against last year’s 44.22 lakh MT. Lower paddy procurement is expected to raise the food bill for the Food Corporation of India, which relies on the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation to acquire paddy …

MP to Include Millets in PDS
4 months, 3 weeks ago

MP to Include Millets in PDS

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: In a move to promote millet crop cultivation in Madhya Pradesh, chief minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday ordered the authorities concerned to include millets in the public distribution system in the state. Mr Yadav ordered the state food, civil supply and consumer protection department to initiate steps to include millets such as jowar and ragi, produced locally, in the …

L-G has given nod to distribute free rice through PDS shops in Puducherry: Rangasamy
5 months ago

L-G has given nod to distribute free rice through PDS shops in Puducherry: Rangasamy

New Indian Express  

PUDUCHERRY: At a time when the demand for free rice is at its peak, Chief Minister N Rangasamy on Monday said Lieutenant Governor C P Radhakrishnan approved the distribution of free-of-cost rice through fair price shops under the Public Distribution System. Speaking to mediapersons during the launch of the diet and biomarker survey study, Rangasamy said the ration shops would …

Millets will soon be introduced in Indira Canteens and mid-day meals: Karnataka Chief Minister
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Millets will soon be introduced in Indira Canteens and mid-day meals: Karnataka Chief Minister

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced that millets would be introduced in Indira Canteens, mid-day meals in schools, anganwadis, and public distribution system. Export of millet seeds Mr. Siddaramaiah also directed the officials to take the initiative of exporting sowing seeds of millets from Karnataka to different countries. Union Minister of State for Agriculture Shobha Karandlaje expressed concern that the …

Tamil Nadu government to implement Millet Mission for five years
1 year, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu government to implement Millet Mission for five years

The Hindu  

Taking a cue from the United Nations General Assembly that had declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets, Agriculture-Farmers Welfare Minister M.R.K. Panneerselvam on Tuesday proposed to implement Tamil Nadu Millet Mission for a period of five years. Presenting the agriculture budget for 2023-24 in the Assembly, he said millet festivals would be celebrated to create awareness among consumers …

Millets are the New Yoga: India's big plan to make the cereals its biggest export in 2023
1 year, 11 months ago

Millets are the New Yoga: India's big plan to make the cereals its biggest export in 2023

Firstpost  

Centre and state governments will work together to promote millets in 2023. The prime minister has insisted on making IYM ‘people’s movement’, while positioning India as the ‘global hub for millets’, the ministry of agriculture & farmers welfare said in a statement on Sunday. Millets in India India produces over 170 lakh tonnes of millet, accounting for 80 per cent …

Centre’s food, public distribution dept to serve millet food in canteens, meetings
2 years, 3 months ago

Centre’s food, public distribution dept to serve millet food in canteens, meetings

Hindustan Times  

The department of food and public distribution under the Union ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution on Monday directed all their offices to serve millet-based food in their canteens and meetings in order to promote its procurement and consumption ahead of celebrating the International Year of Millets in 2023. “In order to promote consumption of Millets and in …

Union Cabinet approves distribution of fortified rice across schemes
2 years, 8 months ago

Union Cabinet approves distribution of fortified rice across schemes

The Hindu  

The government on Friday approved the distribution of fortified rice across government schemes such as the public distribution system, and nutrition services for school children and anganwadi beneficiaries. The second phase will cover targeted public distribution system and other welfare schemes in all 291 aspirational districts as well as districts with high burden of stunting by March 2023. Last year, …

Govt. to promote cultivation of millets
3 years, 3 months ago

Govt. to promote cultivation of millets

The Hindu  

The Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shobha Karandlaje said on Friday that millet production would be increased in the country by promoting their cultivation through various programmes of the government in the next two years. “The next two years are crucial as the U.N. General Assembly has endorsed a resolution, based on the proposal of India …

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