Gujarat Govt determined to provide fodder at Rs. 2/- per kg: Revenue minister

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Revenue Minister Mr. Kaushikbhai Patel today asserted that Gujarat Government is determined to provide fodder at Rs. 2/- per kg to Gaushalas and Panjarapoles of the state.

The minister also stated that the district administration of Banaskantha has been instructed to ensure that they secure enough quota of fodder for animals housing in Panjarapoles and Gaushalas. For this objective, Banaskantha district collector is making arrangements to acquire 100,000 kg of fodder. Besides this, the district administration is supplying enough drinking water through tankers for the animals.

Mr. Patel clarified that the cash doles cannot be provided at this point of time to the Gaushalas and Panjarapoles because as per the rules the areas have not been yet declared as the scarcity affected.

The Revenue Minister also urged the administrators of the Gaushalas and Panjarapoles to show compassion toward the animals and not to abandon them on public roads and places.

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