Raipur. Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai has announced to increase the amount of grant given per cattle to cow shelters from Rs 25 to Rs 35. He said that there is a need to run a public awareness campaign in Chhattisgarh for the protection and promotion of Mother Cow. Chief Minister Sai was addressing the assuming charge ceremony of the newly appointed Chairman of Chhattisgarh State Cow Service Commission, Visheshar Singh Patel, at the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Auditorium in the capital Raipur today.
Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai congratulated and congratulated the newly appointed Chairman of Chhattisgarh State Cow Service Commission, Vishesh Patel, on getting the new responsibility. The Chief Minister also inspected the stalls of cow products set up on this occasion. Deputy Chief Ministers Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma were also present in the function.
Chief Minister Sai said that mother cow is a symbol of our prosperity. It is believed that 33 crore Gods and Goddesses reside in Mother Cow. The Chief Minister said that it would be appropriate to call the cow sanctuary as Gau-Dham. The state government has decided to build cow shelters at various places. Gau-Dham is ready on 50 acres in Jhalam of Bemetara district, it will be inaugurated soon. Similarly, the work of building a 120-acre Gau-Dham in Kawardha district is going on at a fast pace. Chief Minister Sai said that the state government is working to promote milk production in the state and strengthen the Devbhog brand of Chhattisgarh. The state government will make efforts to ensure that mother cows remain safe. Strict steps are being taken to ban cow smuggling and cow slaughter.
Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao said that mother cows are an integral part of our agricultural economy. For their conservation and promotion, it is necessary that we make space for mother cows in our homes and rear cows.
Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said that Vishnu has good governance in the state. Strict action is being taken against those involved in PSC scam and corruption. On the lines of Amul of Gujarat, the state government will make animal husbandry a means of economic progress of the society and family.
Newly appointed Chairman of Chhattisgarh State Cow Service Commission, Visheshar Singh Patel threw light on the works and future plans of the Commission in detail. On this occasion, former minister Nanki Ram Kanwar, Sant Ram Balak Das, Sant Rajiv Lochan Ji Maharaj, Acharya Rakesh, Didi Pragya Bharti, Sadhvi Girijesh Nandini, Pawan Sai, Rampratap Singh, Chhattisgarh State Backward Classes Commission Chairman Nehru Nishad, Chhattisgarh Waqf Board. Chairman of State Cow Service Commission Salim Raj, Registrar of State Cow Service Commission Dr. Sameer Sharma were also present.