Millet Bakery Outlet Inaugurated in State Secretariat | 18 Nov 2023

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On November 16, 2023, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the Millet Bakery outlet in the Secretariat premises with the aim of promoting products based on millets in the state and enhancing the livelihood of women self-help groups.

Key Points

• It may be noted that local grains like Mandua, Jhangora, Jowar, Amaranth etc. are being produced on a large scale by self-help groups of rural women in the state. To add value to these products, two millet product bakeries have been started in Raipur block of Dehradun and Pauri block of Pauri district.
• Biscuit, bread, pizza base and other products are being prepared by processing Mandua and Jhangora in Millet Bakery.
• The Chief Minister said that continuous efforts are being made by the state government to promote the local products of the state. Under the International Millet Year 2023, many programs are being organized in the state to encourage the production and consumption of local millets.
• He said that a target has been set to make 1.25 lakh women Lakhpati Didi by the year 2025. Till now 40,270 women have been made Lakhpati Didi.
• Women of selected self-help groups are being provided training for bakery products through bakery experts, so that more groups can prepare high quality and nutritious bakery products as per the market demand and make them available to the people.