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Updated: Jan 31, 2023 23:47 IST

New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): FSSAI will quickly formulate pointers for colleges, hospitals, authorities canteens and many others, to include millets as dietary choices within the meals menu, stated Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday.
He was unveiling FSSAI‘s New Year calendar which celebrates the International Year of Millets 2023, within the presence of Minister of State (HFW) Bharti Pravin Pawar, knowledgeable the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in a press launch.
The Union minister prompt that sufferers whereas being handled in hospitals could be supplied wholesome meals that may be nourishing, and wholesome and complement the remedy prescribed.
He acknowledged that just about all workplaces have some type of canteens of their institution which function one other means by which we are able to introduction the notion of wholesome consuming to the folks.
He additional highlighted that it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s imaginative and prescient that led to the observance of 2023 because the International Year of Millets, popularly often known as “wonder food” as a consequence of its quite a few well being advantages.

“This year presents a unique opportunity to FSSAI wherein it can play a crucial role in enhancing awareness regarding millets and contributing to its integration in our daily lives,” he stated.
Mandaviya stated, “Let us have a ‘Healthy Food Street or Food Hub’ in every town and district where millet-based recipes are available along with hygienic amenities”. FSSAI can play a number one function in implementing this.”
The Union Health Minister reiterated that “India is poised to develop into the worldwide hub for millets with a manufacturing of greater than 170 lakh tonnes which makes for greater than 80 per cent of the millets produced in Asia.
“The ‘International Year of Millets’ stands to provide a unique opportunity to increase global production, ensure efficient processing and consumption, promote better utilization of crop rotations and encourage better connectivity throughout food systems to promote millets as a key component of the food basket,” he added.
FSSAI CEO G Kamala Vardhana Rao, FSSAI Executive Director Inoshi Sharma together with senior officers of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had been additionally current on the occasion. (ANI)