Lucknow:, March 4 -- The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday said it was spending Rs.7.5 crore per day on the maintenance of stray cattle in the state.

Minister for animal husbandry and dairy development Dharampal Singh said in the state assembly that the problem of stray cattle has been effectively checked and the state government has set up 7713 cow shelters. He also said there were 12.43 lakh cows in the state and the state government has increased allowance for maintenance of cows from Rs.30 per day earlier to Rs.50 per day now.

Singh said, in addition, 1.63 lakh cows have been handed over for maintenance to 1.05 lakh people under the Mukhyamantri Sahabhagita Yojana. He said also a committee comprising officers of six departments has...