The United Nations has accepted this year as the International year of millets on India’s request said Union Minister Piyush Goyal at the ‘Millets-Smart Nutritive Food’ Conclave on December 5 in New Delhi.

Speaking at the ‘Millets-Smart Nutritive Food’ Conclave, Piyush Goyal said, “The UN has accepted this year as the international year of millets on India's request. PM Modi consistently promoted millet as a food that will help take nutrition to the remotest parts of India.”