Govt launches several initiatives as run-up to International Year of Millets 2023 to create awareness about ancient and forgotten golden grains

Agriculture Ministry has launched several initiatives as run-up to the International Year of Millets 2023 to create awareness about the ancient and forgotten golden grains.

A contest for designing a comic story, with the theme ‘India’s Wealth, Millets for Health’ has been launched on 5th of September. It is intended to showcase the health benefits of millets to raise awareness among the masses. The contest will close on 5th November this year.

The Millet Startup Innovation Challenge has also been launched on 10th of September. This initiative encourages young minds to offer technological and business solutions to the existing problems in the millets ecosystem. This Innovation Challenge will remain open till 31st January this year. The Ministry said, a competition for an audio song and documentary film on the importance of millets, will also be launched.

The My Gov platform has become a very important and successful medium for raising awareness through organizations of various competitions. The Ministry said, the engagement on My Gov will play an important role in helping to make it a people’s movement. A host of competitions have already been launched and many more will be launched on the My GoV platform, to capture the imagination and creative spirit of the country.