Overview
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav performed Govardhan Puja at Ujjain’s Tilkeshwar Gaushala, worshipped cows and offered 56 bhog, then addressed a state event in Bhopal.
- He set goals to raise Madhya Pradesh’s share of national milk output from about 9% to 20% and to double the incomes of livestock-rearing farmers.
- The government announced an increase in gaushala assistance to Rs 40 per cow per day and reported 2,900 cow shelters statewide, including 2,203 under the CM Gau Seva Yojana.
- Projects highlighted included a 10,000-capacity gaushala under construction near Bhopal, care for roughly 6,500 cows at Salaria, collaboration with NDDB and new dung-based CNG plants.
- Festival outreach featured Diwali gifts for girls in Bhopal and a Rs 250 Bhai Dooj transfer on October 23 for Ladli Behna beneficiaries, taking monthly support to Rs 1,500.