Maha Guv pushes for cultivation, consumption of nutricereals

Maharashtra Governor Vidyasagar Rao Thursday called for formulating a policy for promoting cultivation and consumption of nutricereals.

Such a policy, he said, would result in enhancing the income of marginalised farmers and in tackling the issue of malnutrition and other lifestyle diseases, especially in the scheduled areas of the state.

The governor was speaking at a meeting of ministers for agriculture, women and child development, tribal development and food and civil supplies at Raj Bhavan here.

Rao asked these ministers to work closely to introduce a policy of procurement and distribution of nutricereals through public distribution system in Maharashtra.

The meeting was convened by the governor to discuss the findings of a report on nutricereals prepared by the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, under the leadership of Academic Director of the Bharati Institute of Public Policy Ashwini Chhatre.

The report noted that Maharashtra is a surplus state in terms .