International Year of Millets: The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is planning to introduce nutritious additions in its menu which can embody millet-based dishes. IRCTC’s chief regional supervisor Ajit Kumar Sinha stated that each one the distributors in Uttar Pradesh- together with 78 static models at railway platforms- have been requested so as to add millet-based meals gadgets in their menu.
“Along with them, mobile units of railways, pantry cars, and IRCTC restaurants in the government buildings have also been given the same direction,” he added.
The IRCTC official additional stated, “The measures are being undertaken in line with 2023 being declared by the United Nations as the International Year of Millets.”
According to IRCTC, meals gadgets akin to millet laddoo, bread and roti product of bajra, jowar, ragi, millet kachori, millet khichdi, millet dalia, millet biscuits, ragi idli, ragi dosa, and ragi uttapam, amongst others shall be served to coach passengers.
(With IANS inputs)
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