Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru (MS)

Bengaluru, Sep 16: The state government started Punyakoti cow adoption scheme this year in July in order to protect old and cows that are left on the street. However, the scheme has no takers. More than 33,000 cows need protection. So far only 152 are adopted.

There are 1.14 crore cattle in Karnataka including cow and buffaloes. In order to protect them from getting slaughtered illegally, the state government passed anti cow slaughter bill in 2021. From that day on, there is a steep increase in the number of cows that are sent to goshalas.

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The adoption scheme was formed by the animal husbandry department in order to reduce the financial burden of organizations and government. The department is successful is collecting the data of data of 21,000 cows out of the 33,000 in goshalas.

In the website of Punyakoti scheme one can give donation or adopt a cow. From Rs 10, one can donate Rs 11000 or Rs 70 per day.

Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai has urged for online model. It is learnt that animal husbandry minister Prabhu Chauhan has not written letters to the MLAs of his party to urge them to encourage the scheme.

Salman Fahim, secretary of animal husbandry department said, “This scheme started just a month ago. It was expected that the scheme would be a big hit. This scheme has got the capability of getting more donors. We are recruiting marketing agencies to contact corporate companies adopt cows. We will also appeal to banking, ITBT and other companies to join the scheme.”