The Congress-led government in Madhya Pradesh is considering adopting a corporate model for the proposed smart cow shelters. The state government is in talks with a Delhi-based company to manufacture some 300 air-conditioned cow shelters for its 0.6 million cow population. The company will make 60 cow shelters a year for the next five years. This smart cow shelter project will be funded through MGNREGA and CSR funds. Cow shelters were an important issue in the Congress party manifesto released before the Assembly elections. The Congress party also accused the previous Bharatiya Janata Party government of not setting up a