❖ The Centre will implement $25-million G20 Pandemic Fund to develop a holistic health coverage for livestock.

❖ It is designed to enhance the country’s “animal health security” by upgrading and expanding animal health laboratories and developing laboratory networks.

❖ It will create a more integrated system for monitoring and managing “zoonotic” diseases.

❖ The Fund is to be implemented in partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).