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Finance Minister Piyush Goyal with MoS Finance ministers Shiv Pratap Shukla and P Radhakrishnan in the Parliament before presenting the interim aBudget 2019-20, in New Delhi | Photo: PTI
Last Updated : Feb 01 2019 | 3:06 PM IST
In the
Union Budget speech, interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal has proposed a plan for systematic gene sequencing of cows in India to enhance yield of cow produce. A separate unit will be setup that will look into this effort.
The plan falls under Rashtriya Gokul Mission, a programme launched in July 2014 to “to enhance the productivity of the indigenous breeds (of cows) of India through professional farm management and superior nutrition”.
“I announce setting up of "Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog" to upscale sustainable genetic up-gradation of cow resources and to enhance production and productivity
