UPSC Articles
Nation- wide campaign to celebrate Kamdhenu Deepawali Abhiyan started
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II – Policies
In news
- Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) recently started a nation- wide campaign to celebrate Kamdhenu Deepawali Abhiyan on the occasion of Deepawali festival.
- Through this campaign, the RKA is promoting extensive use of cow-dung/ Panchgavya products during this Diwali Festival.
Important value additions
Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA)
- It was constituted by Indian Prime Minister for the conservation, protection and development of cows and their progeny and for giving direction to the cattle development programmes.
- It is a high powered permanent body to formulate policy and to provide direction to the implementation of schemes related to cattle so as to give more emphasis on livelihood generation.
