<span style="color: #222222;">Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Parshottam Rupala interacted with different pastoral communities across the country in New Delhi on Friday. <br />''<br />''During interactions, Mr Rupala highlighted that the department has recently formed a Pastoral Cell to prioritize the enabling policies for the community. <br />''<br />''He encouraged women to participate in future interactions and focused on how youth can be motivated. The Minister also applauded the pastoral communities for conserving their traditions and cultural practices.<br />''<br />''During the event, the pastoral communities also expressed their concerns over various issues ranged from gradual loss of pasture lands, official recognition of pastoralists to documentation of traditional knowledge and ethno veterinary practices followed by them.</span><br />