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

New Delhi: 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.

The Ministry had asked all the forces to take action for the introduction of Millets based menu. The forces have shown overwhelming response and are eager to introduce Millets in meals on a regular basis. 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.

The campaign of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to promote Shree Anna will fulfill nutritional requirements of crores of people of the country. International Year of Millets (IYOM) - 2023 will provide an opportunity to increase global production, efficient processing and better use of crop rotation and promote millets as a major component of the food basket.