Pashu Aushadhi Kendras:
The government of India will launch Pashu Aushadhi Kendras under the Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) to provide affordable veterinary medicines to people engaged in animal husbandry and dairying.Pashu Aushadhi Kendras, modeled after Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs), provide “generic medicines” veterinary medicines to improve livestock health and reduce farmers’ expenses.Pashu Aushadhi Kendras will also sell ethnoveterinary medicines, which are based on traditional Indian knowledge and indigenous practices. Pashu Aushadhi initiative introduced under the LHDCP, has a Rs 75 crore allocation for veterinary medicines and sales incentives.
