Earlier known as coarse cereals the government rebranded millets in 2018 as nutri-cereals. In this context discuss the ecological and nutritional significance of millets.

coarse cereal -> Govt. Effort/Awareness -> Nutri cereals -> low income group -> Nutritional engine -> less price -> Healthy -> Not status appropriate -> Green crop -> Product diversification Ecological significance 1) Hardy drought resistant crop. 2) Not water intensive => does not deplete ground water resources. 3) suitable for semi-arid and

All shared areas of the country. Improvises soil nutrient profile as a complementary cereal for mixed cropping and farming. Nutritional significance: 1) Low glycemic index => does not raise blood pressure and diabetes safe cereal. 2) Provides iron, B12, fibre etc. 3) Easy to digest and increases metabolic efficiency of the physical health. 4) Ensures low carbohydrate with fibre diet => weight conscious food products. Therefore, to ensure India's agro-ecological and nutritional delivery, need to enhance millet based diets.