Raigarh’s Millet Cafe has made its name at the national level in just 9 months
Chilla made of Ragi, Idli, Dosa, Momos, Pizza and Kodo Biryani is available in the cafe.
Chhattisgarh is becoming a millet hub under the leadership of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel
Millet mission boosted the production of coarse grains
Raipur, 29 January 2023
A Millet Cafe is running near Natwar School in Raigarh. As such, due to many features, it is a unique cafe in itself. The cafe serves delectable dishes made from millets like Ragi, Kodo, Kutki. In which there is a jugalbandi of health with taste. This cafe has the distinction of being the first millet cafe in the state, whose operation is completely in the hands of women. Today a new feature has been added to its identity. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi himself praised the initiative to promote this millet by mentioning it in his radio program ‘Mann Ki Baat’. He countrymen. Told that whenever you get a chance to visit Raigarh in Chhattisgarh, do visit Millet Cafe and enjoy the cuisine there. Pasta made from Ragi, Chilla, Idli, Manchurian, Momos, Pizza, Noodle, Dosa, Biryani made from Kodo can be tasted in this cafe.
It is noteworthy that the year 2023 is being celebrated as the International Millet Year to encourage production and consumption of millets.
It is worth mentioning that under the leadership of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel, Mission-Millet has been launched in Chhattisgarh to increase the production of coarse grains and small grain crops like Ragi, Kodo, Kutki, to ensure good arrangements for their procurement and to take them to the city markets after processing them. has been started. Along with fixing the support price of Kodo, Kutki and Ragi, the state government has also included them in the purview of the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana. 14 districts of the state have been included in this mission. For this, an MoU has been signed with the Indian Institute of Millet Research, Hyderabad. Under the MoU, the Indian Institute of Millet Research Hyderabad is providing cooperation and guidance for increasing the productivity of Kodo, Kutki and Ragi in Chhattisgarh, technical know-how, availability of high quality seeds and establishment of seed bank.
Kodo, Kutki, Ragi are being procured in Chhattisgarh at the support price
Significantly, Chhattisgarh is the first state in the country, where millets are being promoted continuously under the leadership of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel. In Chhattisgarh, not only the support price of Kodo, Kutki and Ragi has been declared, but it is also being procured at the support price. With this initiative, the area under millets in Chhattisgarh has increased one and a half times and production has also increased. On the initiative of the Chief Minister, a luncheon has also been organized in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly for the MLAs and the media to promote dishes made from millets. Millet Cafe has also started in Chhattisgarh. The biggest processing plant of millets has also been set up at Nathia-Navagaon in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. To promote millets, millets processing plants are being set up in rural industrial parks being developed in Gauthan.
Centuries old style of healthy eating is getting a boost again
For many generations, grains like Ragi, Kodo used to be a major part of our diet. But today their use has become limited. These grains are rich in many nutrients essential for health. Through this cafe, people will get healthy options in the form of dishes prepared from these grains. This millet cafe has been started in May 2022.
Women entrepreneurship is getting boost from Millet Cafe
This cafe has been started with the initiative and cooperation of the district administration. It is being operated by the Vikas Sangh Women’s Group. Technical cooperation in this is being given by the Women and Child Development Department and the Transforming Rural India Foundation. For the first ti
