India, Feb. 18 -- SMFG India Credit has made history by achieving a Guinness World Record for the 'Largest Cattle Welfare Lesson (Multiple Venues)' with 517 participants across 6 venues in India. This milestone was accomplished as part of the company's 7th edition of Pashu Vikas Day (PVD), the largest one-day cattle care camps across the country. These camps were simultaneously held in 500 locations across 16 states, benefiting around 1,90,000 beneficiaries (1,50,000 cattle and 40,000 cattle owners).

In India, approximately 65-70% of the rural population relies on agriculture or agriculture-related activities for their livelihood. Hence, cattle and livestock play a crucial role in their livelihood generation activities and financial wellbe...