BHOPAL / UJJAIN: The Prime Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, held the first cow cabinet meeting on Sunday in Bhopal, and said he was considering raising funds for the welfare of the cows. Malnourished children will be given milk, not eggs, at noon meals, he said.
Chouhan visited the country’s first cow sanctuary in the Salaria village of Agar-Malwa, about 220 km from Bhopal, later that day, and said it would become a model for the country.
Chouhan said: “I am thinking of imposing a lower tax on the public to raise money that can be used for the maintenance of the gaushalas (stables).”
He recalled how it used to be the practice “to get the first roti for cows and half roti for dogs.” “But this culture is fading … So we are thinking of charging a small fee to the public to use the money to maintain the stables.” The government will draft a policy for the protection and welfare of cows. A ‘cow tourism’ policy will be implemented to connect the current generation with gau seva.
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