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Bihar
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Odisha
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Uttar Pradesh
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Jharkhand
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Detailed explanation-1: -Odisha on November 10, 2022, celebrated Millet Day in order to promote millet cultivation and its consumption across the state.
Detailed explanation-2: -Odisha Millet Mission: Millets require less water and are more resilient to climate vulnerability.
Detailed explanation-3: -Among Millets, 95% of the total production is for the Finger (Ragi) millet. In the past 5 years, the state has recorded 14-fold increasein the production from 3340 Ha in the year 2017-18 to 52230 Ha in the year 2021-22.
Detailed explanation-4: -Odisha Millets Mission started in 2017 with an initial investment of Rs 60-65 crore per year, and has now increased to Rs 360 crore per year. The state government has allocated Rs 2, 808 crore for the next six years.
Detailed explanation-5: -In continuation to the celebration of IYM 2023, India has proposed to hold this first Global Conference. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets (IYM) on 5th March 2021.