Rajasthan Makes Licence Mandatory For Keeping Cows At Home

?10,000 will be charged as a Penalty !

The Rajasthan government has made an annual license and 100 square yard area mandatory for keeping cows or buffalos at homes in urban areas. Whereas if found violating, a penalty of up to ?10,000 will be charged if the animals are found straying.

According to the information, the state government will implement the new directive in all areas under municipal corporations and councils. The information stated, that from now on, only a cow and a calf will be allowed to keep in a house without a license and the cattle should have a separate designated area.

To get a license under the new norms, an applicant has to submit details of the proposed space for the cattle, ensure sanitation, and that no disturbance is created by keeping them. ?1,000 will be charged as an annual license fee. Educational, religious, and other institutes working in the public interest will have to pay half the sum.

If the number of cattle is more than a cow and calf, the license will be cancelled. Officials said animals would need to be tagged with the name and number of the owner.

According to the statement given by Ramesh Chand Said, Keen on improving the gaushala (cow shelter) economy, government think-tank Niti Aayog is working on a roadmap to enable the commercial use of cow dung for multiple purposes, and resolve various issues connected with stray cows which often become a liability for farmers, said its member.