What are the legal and policy frameworks in India that control how millets and millet-based products are produced, processed, and marketed? What steps are being taken by the Central and State Governments to improve these frameworks in order to foster an environment that will support the mainstreaming of millets?
Millets are a group of small-seeded cereals that are widely cultivated in India for food and fodder. Millet-based products include flour, flakes, malt, and beverages. The legal and policy frameworks that control how millets and millet-based products are produced, processed, and marketed in India are mainly governed by the following acts and regulations:
- The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSSA) and its rules and regulations, which set the standards for food safety and quality, including millets and millet-based products.
- The Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (ECA) and its orders, which regulate the production, supply, distribution, and trade of essential commodities, including millets.
- The Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Act of each state, which regulates the marketing of agricultural produce, including millets, through licensed market yards and committees.
- The National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) and its rules, which provide for the distribution of subsidized food grains, including millets, to eligible households under the public distribution system (PDS).
- The National Mission on Nutri-Cereals (NMNC), which was launched in 2018 to promote the cultivation and consumption of nutri-cereals, including millets, through various interventions such as minimum support price (MSP), procurement, processing, value addition, and marketing.
India is the 2nd largest millets producer . Farmers cultivate this crop . Govt of india made success full steps in uno to declare Millets as crop of the Year
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