Haryana ranks fourth in the country in terms of production of and has produced more than 11.77 lakh tonnes of millets in the last three years, between 2019-20 and 2021-22.
However, Punjab comes at the bottom of the chart among 20 states with an output of just 320 tonnes during these three years. Neighbouring Himachal Pradesh, on the other hand, produced 4,350 tonnes of millets during this period.Rajasthantops the country with 48.64 lakh tonnes of millet production, followed by Karnataka (23.99 lakh tonnes) and Uttar Pradesh (22.31 lakh tonnes).
To promote millets, the department of Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and farmers welfare is implementing a sub-mission on nutri-Cereals (millets) under the National Food Security Mission(NFSM) in 212 districts of 14 states since 2018-19, he added.
The central government in thebudgetfor 2023-24 has announced plans to make India a global hub for millet production. The Indian Institute of Millet Research (IIMR), Hyderabad, is to be supported as a centre of excellence for sharing best practices, research and technologies at the international level.