Under the Chhattisgarh government's Millet Mission and in collaboration with Avani Ayurveda Pvt Ltd, India’s biggest millet processing plant was launched in Kanker district on Friday.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel dedicated to the public the plant in Nathiya Nawagaon of Bastar region for value addition and packaging process of millets.
The unit will process rice, porridge, semolina, flour vermicelli, pasta, soup mix, biscuits, cookies and laddus made from kodo-kutki-ragi.
The raw material for the unit will be provided by the Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest Produce Co-operative Federation (CMFPCF), for which a MoU has been signed between the Chhattisgarh government and Avani Ayurveda.
Subsidy will be provided by the Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corp (CSIDC) for the unit.
More than 100 people will get direct and indirect employment from this unit. Thousands of farmers who produce kodo, kutki and ragi will benefit.
With the establishment of this unit, farmers will be encouraged to cultivate kodo-kutki-ragi for Chhattisgarh to be a millet hub.