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on research and innovation in increasing awareness among
related to this, FPOs are being people about millets.
encouraged, so that, production My dear countrymen,
can be increased. It is my request just a few days ago, I saw news
to my farmer brothers and sisters from Jorsing village in Siang
to adopt millets, that is, coarse district of Arunachal Pradesh.
grains, more and more and This news was about a change
benefit from them. It feels good that the people of this village had
to see that many such start-ups been waiting for, for many years.
are emerging today, which are In fact, in Jorsing village this
working on millets. Some of these month, 4G internet services have
are making millet cookies, while started from Independence Day.
some are also making millet Like, earlier people used to be
pancakes and dosa. There are happy when electricity reached
some who are making millet the village; now, in new India, the
energy bars, and Millet breakfasts. same happiness is felt when 4G
I wish all the very best to all the reaches there. There has been a
people working in this field. In new sunrise in the form of 4G in
this festive season, we also use the remote areas of Arunachal
millets in most of the dishes. You and North East; internet
must share the pictures of such connectivity has brought a new
delicacies made in your homes dawn. Facilities which were once
on social media, so that it helps available only in big cities, have

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