Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) has launched a nation-wide campaign to celebrate ‘Kamdhenu Deepawali Abhiyan 2020’ on the occasion of Deepawali festival.
- The RKA is promoting extensive use of cow-dung and products during this Diwali Festival.
- Manufacture of Cow dung-based Diyas, Candles, Dhoop, Swastik, Wall-piece, Paper-weight, Havan Samagri, Idols of Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi for this year’s Diwali festival has already started.
- Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said that RKA aims at reaching 11 crore families to ignite 33 crore Diyas made of cow-dung during this year’s Deepawali festival.
- By providing an environment friendly alternative to Chinese made Diyas, the campaign will boost up Make in India vision and mission.
Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog
- The Government of India has constituted the “Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog” to organize animal husbandry on modern and scientific lines and to take steps for preserving and improving breeds, and prohibiting the slaughter, of cows and calves and other milch and draught cattle.
- The Government constituted Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog vide Resolution dated 21st February, 2019.
- The Aayog is a high powered permanent apex advisory body with mandate to help the Central Government to develop appropriate programmes for conservation, sustainable development and genetic upgradation of Indigenous breeds of cows.
- Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog will function as an integral part of Rashtriya Gokul Mission under MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRYING.
(AIR and RKP)
