Taking inspiration from one of the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ episodes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has given special emphasis on imparting training to Indian breed dogs and has trained 150 such canines so far.

The new initiative of the BSF has resulted in the addition of a total of 150 Indian breed dogs to the BSF’s dog squad teams.

The specially trained dog breeds include Rampur Hounds and Mudhol Hounds, with 20 currently kept at the BSF’s Tekanpur Training Centre for breeding.

Among them is Riya, a Mudhol Hound that won a gold medal in tracking at the 2024 All India Police Duty Meet, outperforming several foreign breeds.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi had mentioned Indian dog breeds in Mann Ki Baat. We have so far trained 150 of them, and Riya’s success is

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