The government has notified about signing a pact with the Pune-based Institute of Veterinary Biological Products (IVBP) for developing 'Lumpi-ProVac', the indegenous vaccine, to double down on the cure of lumpy skin disease in cattle.

• The Haryana-based National Centre for Veterinary Type Culture and ICAR-National Research Centre on Equines in collaboration with Uttar Pradesh-based ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, had developed this vaccine.
• The 'non-exclusive rights' for commercial production of 'Lumpi-ProVac' has been granted to IVPB for ten years, an per media reports.
• The commercial arm of Department of Agriculture Research and Education, Agrinnovate India Ltd, has granted the rights.
• After signing the memorandum of understanding (MoU), Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying Parshottam Rupala conveyed that IVBP should start large-scale manufacturing of the vaccine without further ado.