The International Year of Millets 2023 began on a healthy note at the Model Jail, 2023, Chandigarh as millets mithai counter was inaugurated at the Nav Srijan, the shop run by the Jail. Kheti Virasat Mission is providing the expertise for the mission. Bajra barfi, Ragi ladoo, Bajra sev, Jowar Chakli and jowar mathi were the delicacies made for the day. All millet products are gluten free. Also, periodic millets meal will be served in the jail. A first for any jail in the country, it would indeed be another feather in the cap of the jail and KVM to provide nutritious food to the inmates. Millets, which are a storehouse of macro and micronutrients, are beneficial for environment also, as millets can grow in any soil and need very less water. The two Initiatives are indeed important policy initiatives and would set the ball rolling for many other initiatives involving administration and civil society groups like KVM.
