Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare of the Republic of India

03/21/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/21/2023 06:59

Funds for Shree Anna

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

Funds for Shree Anna

Posted On: 21 MAR 2023 6:14PM by PIB Delhi

India is the largest producer and 7thlargest exporter of "Shree Anna" as of 2021 and common type of millets grown in India include pearl millet (Bajra), sorghum (Jowar), finger millet (Ragi), and small millets such as foxtail millet, barnyard millet, kodo millet, proso millet, little millet, and two pseudo millets such as Buckwheat and Amaranthus.

In order to promote and increase the production and productivity of millets (jowar, bajra, ragi and small millets), the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has been implementing a Sub-Mission on Nutri-Cereals (Millets) under National Food Security Mission (NFSM) since 2018-19. Currently, NFSM-Nutri-Cereals (Millets) is being implemented in identified districts of 14 states of the country. North eastern and Hilly States have been given flexibility to implement the programme as per their need in any district. State wise details of funds sanctioned for all implementing states including Telangana and Andhra Pradesh is as follows:

Funds Sanctioned for Nutri cereals under NFSM during 2022-23

(Rs. in Crore)

S. No.

State

Allocation

1

Andhra Pradesh

8.700

2

Arunachal Pradesh

1.500

3

Assam

1.500

5

Chhattisgarh

3.310

7

Gujarat

7.470

8

Haryana

16.140

9

Himachal Pradesh

0.965

10

UT of J & K

0.615

12

Karnataka

60.430

14

UT of Ladakh

0.360

15

Madhya Pradesh

17.385

16

Maharashtra

61.935

17

Manipur

1.500

18

Meghalaya

1.500

19

Mizoram

1.500

20

Nagaland

1.500

21

Odisha

5.160

23

Rajasthan

48.630

24

Sikkim

1.500

25

Tamil Nadu

25.920

26

Telangana

3.000

27

Tripura

1.480

28

Uttar Pradesh

30.960

29

Uttarakhand

4.990

30

West Bengal

0.310

States Total

308.256

As on 13.03.2023

To make India a global hub for 'Shree Anna' the Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR) is being supported as the Centre of Excellence for sharing best practices, research and technologies at the international level.

This information was given by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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