Govt okays proposal for Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog
TNN | Feb 7, 2019, 04:53 IST
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal for setting up of the ‘Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog’ (National Commission for Cows) for conservation, protection and development of cows and their progeny.
Besides, it also gave its nod for creation of a corpus of Rs 2,000 crore for development and upgradation of infrastructure in over 10,500 rural and regulated agriculture markets across the country.
The Aayog will be a a high-powered permanent body which will formulate policy and issue directions for scaling up sustainable genetic upgradation of bovine resources and also look after effective implementation of laws and welfare schemes for cows.
The government had announced its proposal to set up such a commission for cows in its interim budget on February 1.
“It will result in increased growth of livestock sector which is more inclusive, benefiting women, and small and marginal farmers,” said an official statement.
At present, India has 33 breeds of cows and 16 breeds of buffaloes. The 2012 livestock census had put the total bovine population (cattle, buffalo, Mithun and Yak) in the country at nearly 300 million.
The commission will work in collaboration with agriculture university or departments or organisations of the central/state government engaged in research in the field of breeding and rearing of cow, organic manure and bio-gas.
The Rs 2,000 Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund (AMIF) will be created with NABARD for development and up-gradation of agricultural marketing infrastructure in ‘Gramin Agricultural Markets’ and ‘Regulated Wholesale Markets’ across the country.
The AMIF will provide the state/UT governments subsidised loan for developing marketing infrastructure in 585 Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMCs) and 10,000 Grameen Agricultural Markets (GrAMs).
The states may also access AMIF for innovative integrated market infrastructure projects in public private partnership (PPP) mode. In the GrAMs, physical and basic infrastructure will be strengthened using MGNREGA and other government schemes.
Besides, it also gave its nod for creation of a corpus of Rs 2,000 crore for development and upgradation of infrastructure in over 10,500 rural and regulated agriculture markets across the country.
The Aayog will be a a high-powered permanent body which will formulate policy and issue directions for scaling up sustainable genetic upgradation of bovine resources and also look after effective implementation of laws and welfare schemes for cows.
The government had announced its proposal to set up such a commission for cows in its interim budget on February 1.
“It will result in increased growth of livestock sector which is more inclusive, benefiting women, and small and marginal farmers,” said an official statement.
At present, India has 33 breeds of cows and 16 breeds of buffaloes. The 2012 livestock census had put the total bovine population (cattle, buffalo, Mithun and Yak) in the country at nearly 300 million.
The commission will work in collaboration with agriculture university or departments or organisations of the central/state government engaged in research in the field of breeding and rearing of cow, organic manure and bio-gas.
The Rs 2,000 Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund (AMIF) will be created with NABARD for development and up-gradation of agricultural marketing infrastructure in ‘Gramin Agricultural Markets’ and ‘Regulated Wholesale Markets’ across the country.
The AMIF will provide the state/UT governments subsidised loan for developing marketing infrastructure in 585 Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMCs) and 10,000 Grameen Agricultural Markets (GrAMs).
The states may also access AMIF for innovative integrated market infrastructure projects in public private partnership (PPP) mode. In the GrAMs, physical and basic infrastructure will be strengthened using MGNREGA and other government schemes.
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