Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday transferred Rs 65.66 crore in grants for the upkeep of over 5.51 lakh cattle housed in more than 3,000 registered gaushalas across the state, at a state-level Govardhan Puja and livestock-farmer felicitation ceremony at Ravindra Bhawan in Bhopal, ANI reported. The per-cow upkeep grant has been raised from Rs 20 to Rs 40, Yadav said.

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At the same ceremony, Yadav transferred Rs 2.95 crore in prize money to 466 outstanding livestock farmers selected under the Gopal-Krishna Gram Award Scheme 2026-27, ANI reported. The winners — who received first, second and third prizes of Rs 1 lakh, Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000 — were chosen through a milk-production competition held from October 27 to 31 across 208 designated Vrindavan villages.

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Urban bodies to run gaushalas, says CM

Yadav said urban local bodies would operate gaushalas across the state, a step he linked to improving arrangements for stray cattle, IANS reported. IANS put the amount transferred for the maintenance of the cattle at around Rs 60 crore. Yadav also said that under the Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Kamdhenu Yojana the government provides a 30 per cent subsidy of around Rs 13.86 lakh on a project cost of about Rs 42 lakh for setting up a dairy unit with 25 milch cows or buffaloes, and announced that animal fairs would be organised across the state to promote improved livestock breeds.

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Earlier in the day, Yadav performed Govardhan Puja at the Chief Minister's residence in Bhopal and offered prayers to cattle at its gaushala, ANI reported. Addressing the gathering, he said the state — currently third in milk production — was working to become the country's top milk producer by raising production capacity and farmers' incomes.