Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh will set up a ‘gau cabinet’ for the protection and promotion of cattle in the state and its first meeting will be held later this week, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said today.
In a tweet in Hindi, he said, “A decision has been taken to set up a ‘gau cabinet’ for the protection and promotion of cattle in the state. Animal husbandry, forest, panchayat and rural development, revenue, home and farmers welfare departments will be included in the cow cabinet.”
He added: The first meeting will be held on 22 November at 12 noon on Gopashtami at the cow sanctuary in Agar Malwa.
Earlier this year, the Madhya Pradesh had allocated Rs 11 crore for feeding over 180,000 cows in government-run shelters in the state.
It is to be noted that India’s first cow sanctuary was established at Madhya Pradesh’s Agar Malwa in 2017. The Kamdhenu Gau Abhyaran, spread across 472 hectares, could house up to 6,000 cows in full capacity, however, it was later privatised due to financial crises.