Lucknow, May 4 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that animal husbandry and dairy development form a vital pillar of Uttar Pradesh's rural economy, offering not just milk production but also avenues for livelihood, nutrition security and women empowerment.
Chairing a review meeting of the Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Department, the CM called for greater use of technology, investment and innovation to strengthen the sector. He directed concrete steps to make cow protection centres self-reliant and advocated the use of cow dung-based natural paint in government buildings, along with scaling up its production.
He was informed that 11.49 lakh cows are currently sheltered in 7,693 Gau Ashray Sthals acros...