Cow Shelters Or Gaushala

A NITI Aayog panel on Friday suggested that gaushalas should be helped through capital assistance and marketing of cow dung and cow urine-based formulations for application in agriculture. Besides, the task force, headed by NITI Aayog Member Ramesh Chand, has proposed setting up a portal for online registration of all gaushalas. The report titled 'Production and Promotion of Organic and Bio Fertilisers with Special Focus on Improving Economic Viability of Gaushalas' said that gaushalas should be liberally financed for making capital investment and working expenses at concessional rates of interest. All grants should be linked to the number of cows, it added. According to the report, a portal like Darpan portal of NITI Aayog should be created for online registration of all gaushalas, which will then be eligible to get support from the animal welfare board. Specific policy measures and support is required to encourage the commercial production, packaging, marketing and distribution

Adityanath asserted that 'gaushalas' (cow shelters) will be built on a large scale to protect cows

It's now five years since CSR was made mandatory under the Companies Act, 2013

Less area per cow, poor hygiene, and other health and management issues have led to the condition among cows according to the study

UP government has allotted Rs 100 million to each of the 16 municipal corporations to arrange shelter for stray cows

Rajasthan is the only state to have a separate ministry for cow welfare but some gaushalas are enterprising enough not to rely on the government

Management of cow shelters needs to be improved