India, 17th February, 2023: FSSAI, Eastern Regional Office and NABARD in association with Herbalife Nutrition, a premier global nutrition company presents Eat Right Millet Mela 2023 in the city of joy Kolkata on 17th February, 2023. The mela was inaugurated by esteemed guests including Ms. Inoshi Sharma, IRS Executive Director, FSSAI; Sh. G. Kamala Vardhana Rao, IAS, Chief Executive Officer, FSSAI; Sh. TapanKantiRudra, IAS, Commissioner Food Safety & Additional Secretary (Health), Health & Family Welfare Department, West Bengal; Ms. Usha Ramesh. Chief General Manager. NABARD and Sh. B. S. Acharya, Regional Director, ER & NER, FSSAI. Main objective of this Mela is to create awareness among the public about the importance of millets in our daily diet to spread the message of importance of millets, use of millet in preparation of various cuisine along with its various health benefits. A cyclothon is organized to take this initiative to next level and also spread the message amongst the locals.
The Mela will serve as a valuable platform where different stalls will showcase food recipes prepared out of millets which are easy to make and can be incorporated in our daily lives and food habits. Exhibitions, expert discussions, various contests will be the main attractions of the Mela.
Spreading the message further, this initiative will travel to different parts of the country along other likeminded organizations (stake holders). Through such initiatives, FSSAI is committed towards spreading the importance and benefits of Millets, nationwide. Eat Right Millets Mela is just one such initiatives, they are further involved in multi-dimensional initiatives including Eat Right Campuses/ Eat Right summits/ webinars along with various other initiatives. This type of Melas will definitely be a step towards changing the food habits and creating a demand of Millets, as a result the farmers/ growers will also be benefitted in future.
