Bhopal, April 11 -- Asserting that the union government is truly implementing the 'Jai Jawan - Jai Kisan' slogan, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday that the use of millets is being promoted in the armed forces to economically strengthen farmers.
Singh made the comments after inaugurating the three-day 'Unnat Krishi Mahotsav', at Raisen in Madhya Pradesh.
He said flour made from jowar, bajra and ragi have been introduced for use by the armed forces.
The Defence Minister also informed that the government has decided to procure fruits and vegetables grown through organic farming from farmers living around cantonment areas.
"This means that the produce grown by farmers through organic methods, without chemical fertilisers, wil...