Overview
- Uma Bharti launched a village-by-village Gau Samvardhan drive in Madhya Pradesh, planned to run for one and a half years.
- Bharti proposed giving at least one cow to each Ladli Behna beneficiary and promoted milk consumption in place of alcohol.
- Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma performed gau pujan and said the state is prioritizing development of gaushalas and support for cattle rearers.
- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced a Rs 21 lakh grant to Shri Krishna Gaushala in Karnal and urged public-led awareness efforts.
- Saini said Haryana has allocated Rs 600 crore for cow protection, expanded registered gaushalas from 215 to 686, and enforces up to 10 years’ jail for slaughter and seven for smuggling.