Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chairperson KP Sharma Oli has shared that millet was not only our indigenous food grain but a food staple with nutritional value.

In a message of best wishes on the National Millet Day today, Prime Minister Oli urged all to increase millet production and consume its dishes. 

Taking to a social networking site, he writes, "Let's increase the millet production and consume its dishes. Best wishes to all on National Millet Day!"

"The consumption of millet helps control the amount of glucose in blood as well as helps make the heart healthy as it is a fiber-rich crop. The government has decided to observe Shrawan 16 as the National Millet Day from this year to promote such nutritious food," the PM mentioned.