District collectors will need to take Consent from theMadhya PradeshGaupalan and Promotion Board before allotting any government land that is used for cow grazing, for any development project. It has been done to ensure grasslands for cows are readily available.
The state has four native breeds of cattle – Malvi, Nimari, Kankatha and Gaolo. There are around 2,200 cowsheds that are functioning across state. Of them, close to 650 are run by non-government organisations and existed even before the cow cabinet was formed a year back, yoking together six departments animal husbandry, Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture, panchayat, forests, Home and revenue. The remaining cowsheds are run by the panchayats. The State Government had made a provision of Rs300 crore for cows in the last budget.
The state government has also decided that the eight gau sadans that were shut down will be operational again. There were eight gau sadans in undivided MP with total land of 7,200 acres. Of the eight, two went to Chhattisgarh when the state was carved out while the state still has land of 6,700 acres.
A van vihar is being set up at Gangaivir in Jabalpur district. Authorities said that 530 acres of land of the animal husbandry department is available and 2,000 cows can be given shelter there in a systematic manner.