Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurates world's second-largest refurbished gene bank in New Delhi

The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the world’s second-largest National Gene Bank at the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), Pusa, New Delhi on August 16, 2021.
Th refurbished state-of-the-art National Gene Bank provides the facility for germplasm, to secure the heritage of seeds for years in minus 20 degree Celsius temperature.
The new facility will help in the conservation of diversity of indigenous crops in the country, as well as benefit the farmers by making them self-reliant and providing a source of increasing their income.
A National Gene Bank is a facility to preserve the seeds of Plant Genetic Resources (PGR) for future generations.

Points to Remember:

The world’s second-largest National Gene Bank has been set up in which city of India? New Delhi
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare – Shri Narendra Singh Tomar