Lucknow's Chatori Gali to be filled with aroma of millet dishes during Shri Anna Mahotsav

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 18 : Lucknowites will have an opportunity to taste sumptuous dishes made from millets (Shri Anna) during the second day of 'Shri Anna Mahotsav' at Chatori Gali in the state capital, said an official statement.
In a move to encourage farmers to cultivate millets, the Yogi government in Uttar Pradesh as part of Millets Year celebrations will organize a three-day 'Shri Anna Mahotsav' and state-level millet workshop at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow from October 27 to 29.
According to an official statement from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), the event will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in an endeavour to popularise coarse grains.
The event will feature discussions on the cultivation and processing of nutritious coarse grains. Famous hotels and restaurants in Lucknow will participate in a millet cooking competition under the supervision of the Agriculture Department, it said.
Several renowned hotels and restaurants in Lucknow will take part in the contest, they will also prepare millet dishes for the public. This program is planned in collaboration with the Agriculture Department and the Local Development Authority, said the statement.
This competition is proposed to take place in Chatori Gali on the second day of the event. Many delicious dishes of millet, buckwheat, ram dana, jowar, kodo, sanwa, jowar and others will be included in this competition.
There will also be tough competition among hotels serving the millet cuisines. The hotel restaurant with the most delicious dish will also be rewarded on the occasion, it said.
The winners, selected by the judges, will receive first, second, and third prizes, and will be honoured by the Agriculture Department.
As per the official statement, the key objective of this competition is to raise awareness about coarse grains among the general public and popularise dishes made of millet.
An exhibition of millet products will also be held at the Indira Gandhi Institute during the festival. The three-day exhibition will have 40 stalls, including those from various departments, FPOs, and even the Hotel Association.
Preparations are underway to celebrate this event elegantly, with the participation of experts from agricultural research institutes of the country and state as well as progressive farmers.
During the three-day festival, the Yogi government aims to acknowledge progressive farmers. Simultaneously, it will motivate other farmers to explore millet-based products.
The government will also create awareness about the production, consumption, marketing, export etc of millet through the festival.
The conference will feature the participation of 50 progressive farmers from each district within every division, as well as 10 representatives from farmer producer organizations and 10 technical assistants.
At the state-level workshop, 35 farmer-producer-organizations Farmer Producer Organizations will be given certificates for seed money. CM Yogi will provide Rs 4 lakh per unit to every FPO.
Additionally, government institutions establishing millets-based processing plants will receive grant money.
Furthermore, 40 stalls showcasing Shree Anna's products will be established. There will be stalls of FPOs, participants and companies working on millets. Through this, people will also become aware of the benefits of millet.
Farmers hailing from all 18 divisions will join in the three-day 'Anna Mahotsav'. The event's schedule includes farmers from six divisions, including Lucknow, participating on the first day, while farmers from seven divisions, including Gorakhpur, will take part on the final day.