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Pashu Aushadhi Initiative
March 11 , 2025
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- The Union government will open “Pashu Aushadhi” stores across the country.
- It aims to provide affordable generic veterinary medicines to people engaged in animal husbandry and dairying.
- It has been conceptualised on the lines of the existing Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJK).
- The Pashu Aushadhi stores will be run by the cooperative societies and Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samriddhi Kendras (PMKSK).
- As per the 20th Livestock Census, India’s Livestock population stood at 535.78 million in 2019.
- This also included a total bovine population (including cattle, buffalo, Mithun and yak) of 302.79 million.
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