National Research Centre on Yak in West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh has tied up with the National Insurance Company Ltd. for insuring Himalayan Yak.
The insurance policy would shield the yak owners against the risks posed by weather calamities, diseases, in-transit mishaps, surgical operations and strikes or riots.
The Highest Yak Population is in the Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir.