Overview

• Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has written to Prime Minister Modi seeking a review of beneficiaries under the 2022–23 dairy farming subsidy, accusing relatives of ruling party leaders of receiving up to ₹50 lakh per unit
• RTI disclosures show that of 300 Gir cows procured for the Gorukhuti Project, 56 died, 154 were returned and 90 were sold to legislators and private firms at ₹66,000 each due to infrastructure shortfalls
• Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma have defended the schemes as transparent and legally routed through banks, describing the cow sales as a loss-aversion measure for sick livestock
• On June 29, the District Farmers’ Congress Committee held a Dispur demonstration demanding a Special Investigation Team to probe alleged corruption in both the dairy subsidy and Gorukhuti initiatives
• The Assam government insists on procedural compliance and transparency, but the dispute remains unresolved pending any SIT-led or central inquiry