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UPSC 2024 GS-III · 10 marks · 150 words

Explain the role of millets for ensuring health and nutritional security in India.

भारत में स्वास्थ्य एवं पोषण सुरक्षा सुनिश्चित करने में मोटे अनाजों (मिलेट्स) की भूमिका की व्याख्या कीजिए।

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set out how or why something works, with the mechanism made explicit.

The characteristic failure: stating that it works without showing how.

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  • Nutrition case: low glycaemic index, iron-calcium density (ragi), gluten-free — against NFHS-5 anaemia (57% women) and diabetes burden (~101 mn, ICMR 2023)
  • Agronomic case: C4 crops, drought-hardy, 60-70% less water than rice — climate-resilient nutrition security
  • Policy: International Year of Millets 2023 (India-moved UN resolution), Shree Anna push in Budget 2023-24, IIMR Hyderabad as hub, millets in PDS/ICDS pilots (Odisha Millets Mission)
  • Constraints to note honestly: yield gap vs cereals, processing drudgery, consumer taste transition

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