Discussion on Millets for Holistic Health for Sustainable Development at Home Science College

Chandigarh, April 28, 2023: In observance of Civil Services Day as well as to disseminate the idea of Swasth Bharat, Government Home Science College  Chandigarh organised a discussion on holistic health. The main theme of the event was the role of millets in reducing the burden of non communicable diseases. This was followed by demonstration of millet based recipes by the students of the Department of Foods and Nutrition.
 
Millets are sustainable crops which are rich in soluble fibre and micronutrients thereby resulting in lesser incidence of non communicable diseases. The students after the discussion prepared and demonstrated various millet based recipes. The role of nutrition in health is manifold and millets being the wonder grains and grains of the future, play an important role in maintaining good health and sustainability. The use of millets in our daily lives can definitely help curb the onset of common non-communicable diseases like diabetes and anemia. 

Prof. Sudha Katyal (Principal) appreciated the innovative recipes the students demonstrated and advised everyone to incorporate millets in their daily diet.