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Punjab Govt Introduces Millets In Menu Of All Centres Of State Institute Of Sports

 The year 2023 has been de♔clared as International Year of Mill🍨ets by the United Nations.

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The Punjab government has introduced millets in the menu f♚or players at all centres of Punjab State Institute of Sport🏅s to provide them with a balanced and nutritious diet.

"Millets will be provided thrice a week in the form of Ragi porridge (Dalia), mixed millet chapatis and Bajra-Dal Khichdi. Trainees will be made aware of the benefits of the consumption of millet through online and offline classes periodically,♑" Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer said on Wednesday.

🗹He said꧙ this initiative is part of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's motto of a healthy and prosperous Punjab.

Principal Secretary, Sports Department, Rakhee Gupta Bhandari said the department has made f🐼ull preparations t🌠o implement this new initiative.

The year 2023 has been declared as International Year of Millets by the United Nations. Trainees are being made aware of the benefits of coarse grains, including millets, in their diet, she said.