Lucknow, March 30 The head of the Uttar Pradesh Cow Welfare Commission stated on Monday that cases of cow smuggling have decreased under the Yogi Adityanath government.
Shyam Bihari Gupta asserted that such incidents were rampant in the state before 2017.
"However, after the government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath came to power, illegal slaughterhouses were shut down through strict action. Since then, the system of cattle conservation has been strengthened, and today, approximately 1.258 million cattle are being protected in around 7,500 gaushalas across the state," he said in a statement.
Gupta said that the Cow-Based Natural Farming Mission is being rapidly implemented to make gaushalas self-reliant and to increase farmers' income.
This type of farming is being promoted across nearly 94,000 hectares in Uttar Pradesh, of which 23,500 hectares are in the districts of Bundelkhand-Banda, Chitrakoot, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur, and Mahoba.
"In the coming time, cow-based natural farming will determine the future direction for farmers. A single cow produces approximately 5 liters of urine and 10 kilograms of dung daily, which are extremely useful for natural farming. With nearly 19 million cattle in the state, there are immense possibilities in this sector," he said.
Work on cattle conservation is being carried out at 7,716 locations across the state, and gaushalas are now being developed as centers for organic manure production, he said.